With a 10-2-2 record and 22 points, the Tampa Bay Lightning currently sit atop the National Hockey League. The Bolts have come out with a fury of goals early on this season, sporting the highest goal total of any of the 31 teams so far. The Columbus Blue Jackets aren’t standing out as much as the Lightning, but the team still is tied for first in the Metro Division after the franchise’s best 13-game start in history.
Last time these two teams played, the Lightning handed the CBJ a 2-0 shutout loss, the first and only shutout the Jackets have suffered this season.