TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky made 33 saves to help the Blue Jackets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Saturday night for their third straight win.
Boone Jenner, David Savard and Jack Skille scored for the Blue Jackets. Bobrovsky lost his shutout bid with 1:13 left in the third on Ondrej Palat’s goal. The Columbus goalie was coming off a career- and franchise-best 52 saves in Thursday’s 4-3 shootout win over Florida.
The Eastern Conference-leading Lightning had their five-game home winning streak end and fell to 5-1-1 in their last seven games.
Bobrovsky had 14 saves in the first period, including an in-close chance by Brenden Morrow. Bobrovsky also stopped excellent scoring chances by Brian Boyle, Palat and Steven Stamkos during the second.
The Blue Jackets return to action on Tuesday as they host the Philadelphia Flyers.