COLUMBUS (AP) — Brandon Hagel had a goal and two assists, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Blue Jackets 4-2 to snap a two-game skid.
Nicholas Paul had a goal and an assist, and Anthony Cirelli and Steven Stamkos also scored for Tampa, now third in the Atlantic Division.
Hagel’s three-point effort gives him 10 points in a six-game streak.
Boone Jenner scored twice in the third period to get Columbus within a goal, both with assists from Johnny Gaudreau.
Elvis Merzlikins had 33 saves for the Blue Jackets, who have now lost two straight at home and three of their last four games, and sit last in the Metropolitan Division.