Columbus Blue Jackets @ Tampa Bay Lightning

0-0-0, 0-0-0 Away

0-0-0, 0-0-0 Home

Columbus Blue Jackets

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Riley Bezeau RW	Day-To-Day	21 Sep
Adam Fantilli C	OUT	26 Sep

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Dominic James C	OUT	13 Oct
Yanni Gourde C	OUT	2 Dec

Blue Jackets Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
15/4/26	vsWSH	L2-1
12/4/26	vsBOS	L3-2
12/4/26	@MTL	W5-2
10/4/26	@BUF	L5-0
8/4/26	@DET	W4-3 SO

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
3/5/26	vsMTL	L2-1
2/5/26	@MTL	W1-0 OT
30/4/26	vsMTL	L3-2
27/4/26	@MTL	W3-2
25/4/26	@MTL	L3-2 OT

Regular Season Series

Series starts 11/12

Lightning
Blue Jackets

Game 1

13/11

Blue Jackets
Lightning

Game 2

8/12

Blue Jackets
Lightning

Game 3

2/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	0	0	0	0
New Jersey	0	0	0	0
NY Islanders	0	0	0	0
NY Rangers	0	0	0	0
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0
Washington	0	0	0	0
Columbus	0	0	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Boston	0	0	0	0
Buffalo	0	0	0	0
Detroit	0	0	0	0
Montreal	0	0	0	0
Ottawa	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0
Toronto	0	0	0	0
Florida	0	0	0	0

Kings name longtime defensive star Drew Doughty captain

Drew Doughty is the new captain of the Kings, replacing the retired Anze Kopitar.

Enforcer Ryan Reaves retires; just 3 visor-less NHL players left

Ryan Reaves said Wednesday he is retiring from hockey at age 39 after playing more than a decade and a half in the NHL.

Brent Burns sports new look as Avalanche open camp

Brent Burns arrived at training camp without his trademark unkempt whiskers, instead sporting a close-cropped beard, as well as a sterling white bridge.

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