Matchup Index

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Columbus Blue Jackets 24
Tampa Bay Lightning leads 39-24-1
1 tie
2000-01 to 2025-26
Columbus Blue Jackets have won 3 straight
Tampa Bay Lightning 39

Series timeline

▲ Columbus Blue Jackets ahead (peak +1) ▼ Tampa Bay Lightning ahead (peak +18)
2000-01: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-12000-01: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-12001-02: Tampa Bay Lightning 1-02002-03: Tied 2-22003-04: Tampa Bay Lightning 1-02003-04: Columbus Blue Jackets 2-02005-06: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-22007-08: Columbus Blue Jackets 5-32008-09: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-12009-10: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-22010-11: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22011-12: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22011-12: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-22013-14: Columbus Blue Jackets 1-02013-14: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-22013-14: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22014-15: Tampa Bay Lightning 7-42014-15: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-12014-15: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-12015-16: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-12015-16: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-22015-16: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-02016-17: Columbus Blue Jackets 5-32016-17: Columbus Blue Jackets 5-12016-17: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-12017-18: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-02017-18: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-42017-18: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-02018-19: Tampa Bay Lightning 8-22018-19: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-02018-19: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-12018-19: Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 (postseason)2018-19: Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 (postseason)2018-19: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 (postseason)2018-19: Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3 (postseason)2019-20: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-12019-20: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 (postseason)2019-20: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 (postseason)2019-20: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 (postseason)2019-20: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 (postseason)2019-20: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 (postseason)2020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22020-21: Columbus Blue Jackets 5-22020-21: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-12020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22020-21: Columbus Blue Jackets 4-22020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-42020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-12020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-32021-22: Tampa Bay Lightning 7-22021-22: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-12021-22: Columbus Blue Jackets 5-22022-23: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-22022-23: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-12022-23: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-32023-24: Columbus Blue Jackets 4-22023-24: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-22023-24: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-22024-25: Columbus Blue Jackets 7-62024-25: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-32024-25: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-22025-26: Columbus Blue Jackets 3-22025-26: Columbus Blue Jackets 8-52025-26: Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2

Columbus Blue Jackets Tampa Bay Lightning Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Columbus Blue Jackets 4 (2018-19), Tampa Bay Lightning 6 (2017-18–2018-19). Current: Columbus Blue Jackets 3.

Splits

SplitColumbus Blue Jackets record
Regular season19-35-1
Postseason5-4
Hosted by Columbus Blue Jackets15-16-1
Hosted by Tampa Bay Lightning9-23
Last 10 seasons (2016-17 to 2025-26)17-25
Largest Columbus Blue Jackets win5-1 (2016-17)
Largest Tampa Bay Lightning win8-2 (2018-19)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019-20Aug 19, 2020Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2019-20Aug 17, 2020Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2019-20Aug 15, 2020Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2019-20Aug 13, 2020Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2019-20Aug 11, 2020Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2018-19Apr 16, 2019Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2018-19Apr 14, 2019Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2018-19Apr 12, 2019Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2018-19Apr 10, 2019Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025-26 (3-0) Oct 18, 2025 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 24, 2026 Columbus Blue Jackets 8-5 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Mar 10, 2026 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2024-25 (1-2) Nov 21, 2024 Columbus Blue Jackets 7-6 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Dec 17, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 4, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2023-24 (1-2) Nov 2, 2023 Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Feb 10, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Apr 9, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2022-23 (0-3) Oct 14, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Dec 15, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 10, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2021-22 (1-2) Jan 4, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 7-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Apr 26, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 28, 2022 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2020-21 (3-5) Jan 21, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 23, 2021 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Mar 30, 2021 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 1, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 6, 2021 Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Apr 8, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-4 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Apr 22, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 25, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019-20 (1-5) Feb 10, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Aug 11, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
Aug 13, 2020 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
Aug 15, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets Postseason
Aug 17, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets Postseason
Aug 19, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
2018-19 (4-3) Oct 13, 2018 Tampa Bay Lightning 8-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 8, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 18, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Apr 10, 2019 Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
Apr 12, 2019 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
Apr 14, 2019 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets Postseason
Apr 16, 2019 Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3 at Columbus Blue Jackets Postseason
2017-18 (0-3) Oct 19, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Nov 4, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 31, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-0 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2016-17 (3-0) Nov 25, 2016 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 29, 2016 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 13, 2017 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2015-16 (0-3) Dec 14, 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Dec 26, 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 13, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2014-15 (1-2) Nov 8, 2014 Tampa Bay Lightning 7-4 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Dec 6, 2014 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 31, 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2013-14 (2-1) Dec 3, 2013 Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 13, 2014 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Apr 11, 2014 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2011-12 (0-2) Dec 17, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 24, 2012 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2010-11 Jan 18, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009-10 Mar 30, 2010 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2008-09 Mar 24, 2009 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2007-08 Mar 9, 2008 Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2005-06 Jan 13, 2006 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2003-04 (1-1) Oct 23, 2003 Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 2, 2004 Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2002-03 Oct 23, 2002 Tie 2-2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2001-02 Dec 6, 2001 Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2000-01 (1-1) Jan 21, 2001 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Mar 10, 2001 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.