Blue Jackets vs Lightning 8/11/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Columbus Blue Jackets will open their Eastern Conference quarterfinal best of seven series on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Columbus defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in their best of 5 qualifying series to make their way into the quarterfinals. The Blue Jackets used a strong defense allowing just 10 goals in five games and shut out the Maple Leafs high-powered offense twice.

During the postseason, Pierre-Luc Dubois is the leading goal scorer for Columbus with three. Cam Atkinson is the assists leader with three and the points leader with five. In net, Joonas Korpisalo is 2-1-0 with a goals against average of 1.45, save percentage of .956 and two shutouts.

Tampa Bay finished its round-robin series at 2-1 following a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. The Lightning finished the round-robin series 2-1 with victories over the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins. Although Tampa Bay lost to Philadelphia, the Lightning looked very strong defensively against both the Bruins and Capitals.

During the round-robin series, Tyler Johnson is leading Tampa Bay in goals scored with two and points with three.  Alex Killorn is the assist leader for Tampa Bay with two. In net, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 2-1-0 with a goals-against average of 2.29 and save percentage of .921.