Mitchell Chaffee also scored, and Brayden Point had two assists for the Lightning (36-21-4), who have won nine of 10 (9-1-0) and were coming off a 2-1 loss at the Florida Panthers on Monday that ended their eight-game winning streak.

Taking stock of what’s been happening around the league and each team’s chances of making the playoffs: Who’s up, who’s down and why.

As reported by The Athletic on Monday, the Blue Jackets are close to signing tough winger Mathieu Olivier to a long-term contract extension. Olivier, a pending unrestricted free agent, has emerged as perhaps the NHL’s top fighter, as well as a leader and a secondary scorer (12 goals) for Columbus this season.

Yegor Chinakhov may rejoin Blue Jackets' second line Tuesday after missing 39 games with a frustrating back injury.

The Panthers have dream and nightmare scenarios for the NHL trade deadline after their big deal for Seth Jones.

Victor Hedman and Jake Guentzel had two goals and one assist apiece as the Tampa Bay Lightning bounced back a night after having their winning streak snapped, beating the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 on Tuesday night.

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Panthers GM Bill Zito fires back at the doubters after the Seth Jones trade that brought the defenseman in from the Blackhawks.