Brayden Point gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead at 1:51 of the first period with a power-play goal, scoring a one-timer below the right circle off a pass from the right corner by Kucherov.

The Lightning's Victor Hedman, left, and Blue Jackets' Brendan Gaunce, right, vie for the puck during the second period of Thursday's game in Columbus, Ohio.

Gudbranson gave the Blue Jackets a 3-2 lead at 9:24 of the third with his first goal since Dec. 2, 2022, a one-timer just outside the right circle.

If the Blue Jackets are to have any prayer of knocking off the Tampa Bay Lightning, they need their top offensive players to at least hang with the star players on the three-time defending Eastern ...

NHL Game recap for the Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Columbus Blue Jackets game on January 4, 2022. Follow every play as it happens throughout the NHL season on CBS Sports and the CBS ...