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Lightning Strike Columbus: Point Out for Tonight's Game
13 Nov
Summary
- Tampa Bay Lightning visit Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.
- Brayden Point is out for the Lightning due to an undisclosed injury.
- Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning with 26 points this season.
The Tampa Bay Lightning will face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday at Nationwide Arena. The Lightning, currently third in the Eastern Conference with 26 points, are visiting the Blue Jackets, who are 16th with 14 points. A significant absence for Tampa Bay will be Brayden Point, sidelined due to an undisclosed injury, while Erik Černák is listed as day-to-day.
For the Blue Jackets, Conor Garland is out with an upper-body injury, and Isac Lundeström is also unavailable due to an Achilles issue. In terms of player performance, Nikita Kucherov has been a standout for the Lightning, recording 26 points with eight goals and 18 assists in 18 games.
Goaltending statistics show Andrei Vasilevskiy for Tampa Bay with a 2.9 goals-against average and a .885 save percentage. Columbus's Cam Talbot boasts a .909 save percentage and a 2.5 goals-against average. Kent Johnson has contributed 16 points for the Blue Jackets in 16 games.
