The Jackets were again without their captain as the made their way to Tampa, in the first game after the Christmas break. The Lightning have not met expectations this season, but remain a dangerous offensive team that can really hurt you on the scoresheet if you give them the opportunity.
They did just that against the Jackets on Saturday night.
The Lightning scored the first goal of the game, a nasty redirect off the stick of former Jacket Mike Blunden up and over the pads of Columbus starter Joonas Korpisalo. The Jackets were able to quickly tie the game up, however, when Boone Jenner gathered a failed clearance in the Tampa zone, turned, and wired a shot toward the net, where it redirected off the skate of Rene Bourque.