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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Tampa Bay need more offense from their top lines

Time: 7:00 pm Eastern Time

Location: Amalie Arena

Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUN

Opponent SBNation Site: The Cannon

After losing on Tuesday night to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Tampa Bay Lightning have extended their losing streak to three games – their longest streak so far this season. The team’s performance wasn’t terrible, in fact the Lightning outshot the Jackets 38-21 and controlled the pace of the game for most of its time, but goalie Elvis Merzlikins stole a game for Columbus, making 37 saves and earning a win for his team.

Before the previous game the Lightning were already missing two of their top four defensemen – Ryan McDonagh and Erik Cernak were both absent due to their lower body injuries.