Tampa Bay Lightning: Potential First Round Match-Up vs. Columbus

Wild Card Race

Currently, the Columbus Blue Jackets sit 3 points outside of the 2nd Wild Card spot in the East, with 84 points. Ahead of them are the Carolina Hurricanes (87 points) and Montreal Canadiens (87 points), and behind them are the Philadelphia Flyers (80 points) . Carolina and Montreal could fizzle out, and the Blue Jackets could take the number one or Wild Card spot, and the Hurricanes or Canadiens would take on the Lightning. Or, the Blue Jackets can continue their inconsistency and allow either Philadelphia to take their spot. Each matchup will have its own separate article, and we will start in Columbus, Ohio.

Tampa Bay Versus Columbus

This is a very likely scenario. Let’s take…