Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

18/10/2025 at 19:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH).

NHL
Where to Watch on TV:


Argentina	Disney+
Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Colombia	Disney+
Denmark	Viaplay, V Sport Live 1
Finland	Viaplay, V Sport Live 1
Germany	NHL.tv
Iceland	Viaplay
Mexico	Disney+, Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Peru	Disney+
Sweden	Viaplay, V Sport Live 1
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
31	19
Shots off target
16	19
Shooting PCT
9.68% (3/31)	10.53% (2/19)
Blocked Shots
15	17
Goalkeeper Saves
17	28
Saves PCT
89.47% (17/19)	90.32% (28/31)
Penalties
7	6
PIM
15	13
Power-play Goals
0	1
Shorthanded Goals
0	0
Power-play PCT
0% (0/6)	14.29% (1/7)
Pen. Killing PCT
85.71% (6/7)	100% (6/6)
Hits
23	14
Faceoffs Won
36	27
Faceoffs %
57.14	42.86
Giveaways
18	21
Takeaways
3	3
Empty Net Goals
0	0

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (1 - 2)
01:01, Moser J.J. (2 min),
01:01, Jenner B. (2 min),
01:01, Voronkov D. (2 min),
03:10, Olivier M. (5 min),
03:10, Douglas C. (5 min),
04:58, 1 - 0, Johnson K. (G), Jenner B. (A), Fantilli A. (A2)
06:13, (2 min),
12:42, 1 - 1, McDonagh R. (G), Holmberg P. (A), Cernak E. (A2)
16:06, Sillinger C. (2 min),
16:22, 1 - 2, Cirelli A. (G), Guentzel J. (A), Hedman V. (A2)
2nd Period (1 - 0)
09:46, Jenner B. (2 min),
13:59, 2 - 2, Severson D. (G), Olivier M. (A), Coyle C. (A2)
16:49, Lilleberg E. (2 min),
3rd Period (1 - 0)
01:15, 3 - 2, Marchenko K. (G), Voronkov D. (A), Werenski Z. (A2)
03:09, Guentzel J. (2 min),
03:09, Fantilli A. (2 min),

Highlights

Chances of winning

Columbus Blue Jackets
38.7%

Draw
22.1%

Tampa Bay Lightning
39.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

27.6%

21%

51.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

27.2%

20.7%

52%

Columbus Blue Jackets - Tampa Bay Lightning Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.62 ↓ (3.42)	4.46 ↓ (4.49)	2.37 ↑ (1.84)	2.8% (5.9%)

The most likely Over/Under: 6.25

What is the prediction for Columbus Blue Jackets - Tampa Bay Lightning?

Users Predictions: 12 users predict this event. Columbus will win (votes: 2 - 16.7%). Tampa Bay will win (votes: 5 - 41.7%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 41.7%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Tampa Bay: 13.8% – 69.6%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Columbus Blue Jackets will win (4 of 4 users predict this - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 3:4.

Preview Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Columbus won 1.
Both teams are struggling and far from their best.
Tampa Bay may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.
There will not play in Columbus: Wood M. (Upper-Body Injury)
There will not play in Tampa Bay: Crozier M. (Injury) Girgensons Z. (Upper-Body Injury) Paul N. (Upper-Body Injury)
There are questionable in Columbus: Gudbranson E. (Upper-Body Injury)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Columbus won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 14 matches, and goals 58:80. (average 2.9:4).
Including home matches between the teams, Columbus won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 37:39. (average 3.7:3.9).

How many head-to-head matches has Columbus Blue Jackets won against Tampa Bay Lightning?

Columbus Blue Jackets has won 2 of their last 9 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Tampa Bay Lightning won against Columbus Blue Jackets?

Tampa Bay Lightning has won 7 of their last 9 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Columbus Blue Jackets - Tampa Bay Lightning were as follows:

04.03.2025 Tampa Bay Lightning - Columbus Blue Jackets 6:2

17.12.2024 Tampa Bay Lightning - Columbus Blue Jackets 5:3

21.11.2024 Columbus Blue Jackets - Tampa Bay Lightning 7:6

09.04.2024 Tampa Bay Lightning - Columbus Blue Jackets 5:2

10.02.2024 Columbus Blue Jackets - Tampa Bay Lightning 2:4

Latest results of Columbus Blue Jackets

16.10.2025 Columbus Blue Jackets - Colorado Avalanche 1:4 ✺

13.10.2025 Columbus Blue Jackets - New Jersey Devils 2:3 ✺

11.10.2025 Minnesota Wild - Columbus Blue Jackets 4:7 ✺

09.10.2025 Nashville Predators - Columbus Blue Jackets 2:1 ✺

04.10.2025 Washington Capitals - Columbus Blue Jackets 2:1 ✺

Latest results of Tampa Bay Lightning

17.10.2025 Detroit Red Wings - Tampa Bay Lightning 2:1 ✺

14.10.2025 Washington Capitals - Tampa Bay Lightning 3:2 ✺

13.10.2025 Boston Bruins - Tampa Bay Lightning 3:4 ✺

11.10.2025 Tampa Bay Lightning - New Jersey Devils 3:5 ✺

09.10.2025 Tampa Bay Lightning - Ottawa Senators 4:5 ✺

NHL Table

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Utah Mammoth	11	6	2	0	3	40:30	16
2	Winnipeg Jets	11	7	1	0	3	40:28	16
3	Colorado Avalanche	11	6	0	4	1	41:30	16
4	Vegas Golden Knights	10	5	1	3	1	37:28	15
5	Dallas Stars	11	5	1	2	3	30:32	14
6	Seattle Kraken	10	3	2	3	2	28:29	13
7	Los Angeles Kings	11	2	3	3	3	33:36	13
8	Edmonton Oilers	12	4	1	3	4	38:39	13
9	Chicago Blackhawks	11	4	1	2	4	36:32	12
10	Vancouver Canucks	12	3	3	0	6	33:36	12
11	Anaheim Ducks	9	3	2	1	3	32:31	11
12	Nashville Predators	12	3	1	2	6	29:41	10
13	Minnesota Wild	12	2	1	3	6	32:47	9
14	San Jose Sharks	11	1	2	2	6	37:48	8
15	St. Louis Blues	11	3	0	2	6	32:48	8
16	Calgary Flames	12	1	1	2	8	27:43	6

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	12	8	0	2	2	44:31	18
2	Montreal Canadiens	11	4	4	0	3	40:33	16
3	New Jersey Devils	11	7	1	0	3	41:35	16
4	Detroit Red Wings	10	6	1	0	3	35:31	14
5	Carolina Hurricanes	10	4	3	0	3	40:30	14
6	Philadelphia Flyers	10	3	3	1	3	30:24	13
7	Ottawa Senators	12	4	2	1	5	45:47	13
8	Washington Capitals	10	5	1	0	4	27:22	12
9	Columbus Blue Jackets	10	4	2	0	4	35:31	12
10	Tampa Bay Lightning	11	3	2	2	4	31:31	12
11	New York Rangers	12	4	1	2	5	28:29	12
12	Boston Bruins	13	4	2	0	7	43:47	12
13	Toronto Maple Leafs	11	3	2	1	5	38:42	11
14	Florida Panthers	11	5	0	1	5	27:31	11
15	Buffalo Sabres	11	4	0	3	4	33:35	11
16	New York Islanders	10	4	0	1	5	34:39	9

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