On this Gasparilla Saturday the Tampa Bay Lightning (31-15-4) host the Columbus Blue Jackets (21-23-3)).
< br> The Blue Jackets have risen in the Metro Division standings since Tampa Bay’s last encounter with them in December, when the club learned that “standings don’t mean S-with-a-T.”Despite injury challenges, Union Army HC is in 6th place in the division , 4 points behind Philadelphia, but 11 out of a playoff spot.
The Lightning lead the Atlantic Division by a single point over the Red Wings and Canadiens going into tonight’s action.
