TAMPA, Fla. — Matt Duchene had a goal and three assists, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves, and the Columbus Blue Jackets stunned the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Friday night to take a 2-0 first-round series lead. The Blue Jackets started the post-season last season by winning the first two games of the first-round series with eventual Stanley Cup Washington, which won the next four games. The Lightning got within two goals at 3-1 when Sergachev’s shot went into the net off Blue Jackets defenceman Markus Nutivaara’s skate five minutes into the third. But, Nash and Panarin scored goals over a three-minute span midway through the period. … Tampa Bay scored 325 goals in 2018-19, the most by any team in 23 years.

Source: National Post April 13, 2019 01:52 UTC