Arena: Nationwide Arena
Time: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 7:00 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

Last 10 matches: Tampa Bay 3-6-1; Columbus 6-2-2
Tampa Bay forwards Zenon Konopka and Downie rank first and third in the NHL with 236 and 202 penalty minutes respectively. No two NHL teammates have more combined minutes. The Lightning are third in the NHL with 1,209 penalty minutes, behind only Philadelphia and Anaheim.Columbus center Chris Clark twisted his knee Sunday against the Blackhawks. Right wing Jared Boll has missed three games with a hand injury. Defenseman Rostislav Klesla has been out since Dec. 1 with a torn groin muscle. Defenseman Jan Hejda has missed six games with a knee injury and is out indefinitely. Center Derek McKenzie has missed nine games with a knee injury and may return soon.

Tampa Bay left wing Ryan Malone has missed nine games with an undisclosed injury and may return soon. Foster suffered a head injury two games back and is day-to-day. Hale suffered a lower-body injury in the same game and is day-to-day.
Blue Jackets right wing Jakub Voracek has eight goals, 13 assists and a plus-9 rating in his last 17 games. Left wing Kristian Huselius has 13 points in eight games. Center Antoine Vermette has six points in four games. … St. Louis has four points in three games. Center Vincent Lecavalier has 11 points in 13 games. Center Steven Stamkos has 18 points in 15 games. Defenseman Mike Lundin has three points in three games.
This is a meeting of two teams that will likely not make the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Columbus is already eliminated but has been playing very well lately, while Tampa Bay has lost six of its last eight. Tampa Bay coach Rick Tocchet bag-skated his team Sunday after it allowed the first six goals to Buffalo on Saturday in a 7-1 loss. Columbus coach Claude Noel has gained the support of his players, who speak openly of trying to save his job. We will post information about results of this match, as soon as posible.. stay with us.