The Lightning delivered the bounce-back performance they needed on Tuesday night against the Blue Jackets in Columbus.
Entering the game riding a three-game losing streak that included a shutout loss on Sunday against the Rangers, the Bolts struck early to build a comfortable lead and rode that down the stretch to a 7-2 victory at Nationwide Arena.
Ondrej Palat and Brayden Point each collected three points in the victory and Andrei Vasilevskiy returned to form with a 20-save effort.
Tampa Bay led 3-0 through 20 minutes on two goals from Ondrej Palat and another from Corey Perry. Palat netted both of his goals in the opening 10 minutes of the game, collecting a power play tally at 4:53 and following up five minutes later with a goal off a deflection. Perry made it a three-goal cushion with ninth goal of the season less than three minutes before intermission.
Up big, the Bolts outscored the Blue Jackets 4-2 over the final 40 minutes to cement the victory and snap the losing skid.
The Lightning now return home to open a two-game homestand on Thursday against the Flames.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
TBL 1, CBJ 0
4:53 Ondrej Palat (11) - Brayden Point, Victor Hedman - PPG
While on their first power play of the night, Ondrej Palat and Brayden Point hit the blue line with speed. The puck bobbled off the stick of Point and fell to Palat, who had a step on the Columbus defenders. In alone on Joonas Korpisalo, Palat lifted his shot over the goaltender's shoulder from in tight to open the scoring.
TBL 2, CBJ 0
9:30 Ondrej Palat (12) - Ryan McDonagh, Brayden Point
Palat recorded his 400th career point with his second goal of the period less than five minutes later. Ryan McDonagh lined up a shot from the left point and Palat got his stick in the shooting lane, causing the puck to change direction on Korpisalo.
TBL 3, CBJ 0
17:27 Corey Perry (9) - Pat Maroon, Mikhail Sergachev - PPG
Corey Perry capped a dominating first period for Tampa Bay with a power play goal in the final minutes. Perry was first to get his stick to a loose puck in the crease, working it free and jamming it past Korpisalo's outstretched glove to extend the Lightning's lead to three before intermission.
2nd Period
TBL 3, CBJ 1
0:37 Dean Kukan (1) - Gustav Nyquist, Adam Boqvist
Columbus started the second period well, scoring in the first minute to get back within two. Adam Boqvists's shot from the point was kicked aside by Andrei Vasilevskiy. Den Kukan had cycled down low on the play, however, and was on-hand to quickly fire the rebound home at the near post.
TBL 4, CBJ 1
1:36 Brayden Point (11) - Cal Foote, Ondrej Palat
It took less than a minute for Brayden Point to answer back and reestablish Tampa Bay's three-goal advantage. Columbus' skaters sank too deep into their own zone, leaving Point open to take a feed from Cal Foote and wire home a one-timer.
TBL 4, CBJ 2
4:16 Gustav Nyquist (7) - Andrew Peeke, Vladislav Gavrikov
From his own zone, Andrew Peeke spotted Gustav Nyquist open at the far blue line while the Lightning tried to get in a line change. Peeke banked a stretch feed off the wall for Nyquist, who skated to the left circle and placed a wrist shot top shelf on Vasilevskiy.
TBL 5, CBJ 2
12:19 Pat Maroon (7) - Corey Perry, Anthony Cirelli - PPG
Pat Maroon cashed in on a rebound to move Tampa Bay's power play to three-for-four on the evening. Perry set up down low and tried to jam the puck past Korpisalo from a sharp angle. Korpisalo made the save, but had the rebound deflect to Maroon in the slot, who swept a backhander into the net.
3rd Period
TBL 6, CBJ 2
0:36 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (4) - Jan Rutta
Jan Rutta forced Columbus into a turnover on their way out of the zone, batting an outlet pass back toward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The play created a 3-on-1 for Tampa Bay down low, but Bellemare shot the puck himself and scored from the right circle.
TBL 7, CBJ 2
12:20 Alex Killorn (10) - Anthony Cirelli, Steven Stamkos
Alex Killorn added Tampa Bay's seventh goal of the night at 12:20 of the third period. The puck was worked free to Killorn wide open at the side of the net for an easy goal to round out the scoring.
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