Blue Jackets Secure First Home Win over the Lightning
- On Oct. 18, Kirill Marchenko scored early in the third period to rally the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Nationwide Arena.
- Damon Severson, Blue Jackets defenseman, said the matchup was a `must win' game, and the victory came during the team's first of five 25th Anniversary nights.
- A chippy first period saw 30 combined penalty minutes and Johnson score 4:58 in; Jet Greaves earned his first win by halting scoring after the opening period.
- Jonas Johansson made 28 saves for the Lightning, who played without Nikita Kucherov and have now lost three in a row.
- Marchenko has five goals in as many games and is riding a five-game point streak, the most to start a Blue Jackets season.
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Marchenko's third-period goal lifts Blue Jackets to first home win

Marchenko’s third-period goal lifts Blue Jackets to first home win, 3-2 over Lightning
Kirill Marchenko scored early in the third period to rally Columbus over the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2, snapping a three-game skid and giving the Blue Jackets their first home victory of the season.
CBJ 3, TB 2: Marchenko’s Fifth Goal in Five Games Sets Franchise Record, Lifts Jackets to Victory
A much-needed victory. 1 2 3 F 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 CBJ GOALS: Johnson (P1, 1:36) Severson (P2, 13:59) Marchenko (P3, 1:15) Kirill Marchenko scored the game-winning goal as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night at Nationwide Arena to end a two-game slide. Kent Johnson and Damon Severson scored. Je…
Lightning end road trip with 3-2 loss to Blue Jackets
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s final shot of the night was wristed just wide of the net by a frustrated Brandon Hagel. Seeing how it came a full second or two after the horn had sounded, the Columbus Blue Jackets took exception and buried Hagel under a sea of blue jerseys.When the teams were finally separated, Columbus went to celebrate, and the Lightning were left with another frustrating loss as… Source
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