Steven Stamkos recorded his thirteenth career hat trick and Nikita Kucherov added three more assists to extend his league lead in points as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-2. Brandon Hagel had two assists on the night while Brayden Point and Anthony Cirelli also scored for the Bolts. Andrei Vasilevskiy picked up another win as he stopped 30 of 32 shots.
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For the first ten to twelve minutes this game was a bunch of nothing. Neither team seemed to be particularly hyped out there on the ice, but were playing pretty well in their own zone.