TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point extended his goal streak to five games, backup Brian Elliott made 24 saves in his seventh straight win, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Blue Jackets 4-1.
Brandon Hagel had two goals for Tampa Bay, and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare also scored.
Nikita Kucherov had three assists in his second consecutive game.
Tampa Bay closed out a 5-1 homestand.
Columbus’ Daniil Tarasov stopped 25 shots.
Kirill Marchenko scored for the Blue Jackets, who dropped to 2-7-1 on the road.