NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning overnight into Friday, April 2
01:00
Swedish time
in 145 days and 11 hours
Local time: 19:00, Thursday, April 1
Columbus Blue Jackets visit Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena overnight into Friday, April 2. The puck drops at 01:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Blue Jackets are 6th in the Metropolitan with 14 points from 15 games, while Lightning are 3rd in the Atlantic with 22 points from 15. It is meeting 3 of 3 between the teams this season. 4 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Pontus Holmberg and Victor Hedman.
The Swedes in the game
The teams going in
| CBJ | Comparison | TBL |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Points | 22 |
| 15 | Games | 15 |
| 7-8-0 | W-L-OT | 10-3-2 |
| 6th Metropolitan | In the division | 3rd Atlantic |
| 27th | In the NHL | 7th |
| 2.67 | Goals per game | 3.73 |
| 3.13 | Against per game | 3.07 |
| -7 | Goal difference | +10 |
| 5-5-0 | Last 10 | 6-2-2 |
| L1 | Streak | W2 |
| 1-5-0 | Road / home this year | 8-0-0 |
| 1 day | Rest before | 1 day |
Standings as of November 7, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
CBJ35 %19 wins
TBL64 %35 wins
Lightning have won 64% of the meetings.1 ties (1 %)
CBJ@TBL
5–2March 11, 2026 · 8mo ago
3Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
TBL@CBJ
5–8January 25, 2026 · 9mo ago
4Swedes in actionTBL@CBJ
2–3October 19, 2025 · 1y ago
4Swedes in action0 G2 A2 P
CBJ@TBL
2–6March 5, 2025 · 1y ago
2Swedes in action2 G1 A3 P
CBJ@TBL
3–5December 18, 2024 · 1y ago
1Swedes in action