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For the Blue Jackets, the reality is this isn t all that fun at the moment.
In the NHL, the most fun a player can have is when a team is winning games, lots of them, and that s the opposite of how things are going for the Blue Jackets. Columbus has won just two of its last 15 games, including an 0-5-1 mark in the last six, and the team is now tied with Detroit for last place in the Central Division.
Obviously, the Blue Jackets have been gutted by trades (Nick Foligno, David Savard, Riley Nash) and injuries (Zach Werenski, Boone Jenner, Gustav Nyquist, Emil Bemstrom) in recent weeks, which makes it hard to compete at the moment. At the same time, no number of excuses makes it easier on a professional athlete to handle the kind of stretch the Jackets are in right now.
Newcomers contribute in Panthers 5-3 victory over Lightning
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The Florida Panthers ended its six-game road trip on a high note with a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, handing Vezina-favorite Andrei Vasilevskiy his first loss at Amalie Arena this season.
Five different Cats lit the lamp, including defenseman Brandon Montour, whose shot from the left point bounced in off a Lightning player defending in front to open the scoring.
Sam Bennett, making his first appearance with Florida, got his first assist with his new team on Montour’s first goal as a Cat. Bennett would collect a second assist later in the opening frame when Jonathan Huberdeau punched in Markus Nutivaara’s rebound to give the Panthers a 3-1 lead,
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Playoff intensity expected when Lightning meet Panthers
The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning will finish their quick two-game set on Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Fla., bringing what feels like an abrupt end to some budding drama.
The Lightning came back twice from a one-goal deficit against their intrastate rival before defenseman Victor Hedman tallied on a breakaway 54 seconds into overtime to give Tampa Bay the victory.
The Lightning struggled during much of the 3-2 victory, yet the defending champions found a way to win anyway.
The Panthers outshot the Lightning 38-19 overall and led 1-0 and 2-1 behind goals from Patric Hornqvist and Anthony Duclair, but Tampa Bay found a way to bounce back at critical moments.
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