Curtis McElhinney has caught a lot of flack from Lightning fans this season. While his play hasn’t been up to the standards he set as a back-up last season, it’s been the play in front of him that has led to most of the defeats while he’s been in net. On Thursday, he turned the tables and stopped 24 of 25 shots to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Blake Coleman scored twice and Ondrej Palat provided the game-winner as he snapped a 13-game goalless streak.