COLUMBUS (AP) – The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday night, the fourth straight loss for Columbus.
Brian Boyle scored a short-handed goal in the third period and Ben Bishop made several big stops down the stretch, finishing with 25 saves.
Jonathan Marchessault also scored for Tampa Bay, but star forward Steven Stamkos was held off the scoreboard for the ninth straight game.
Already decimated by injuries to regular forwards Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat, Jonathan Drouin, Cedric Paquette and Erik Condra, the Lightning lost Joel Vermin when he was hurt on his first shift. Vermin, recalled from the minors for this game, did not return.
Brandon Dubinsky scored for Columbus and Joonas Korpisalo, a 21-year-old rookie, was impressive in stopping 27 shots during his first NHL start.