[1] TB Lightning 5-0 CLB Blue Jackets [6] 2017-12-31 23:00
Stadium: Nationwide Arena Round: 1
Home Manager: John Tortorella Away Manager: Jon Cooper
Head to Head
| NHL | 2017/11/04 23:00 | CLB Blue Jackets v TB Lightning | W | 4-5 |
| NHL | 2017/10/19 23:00 | TB Lightning v CLB Blue Jackets | W | 2-0 |
| NHL | 2017/01/14 01:00 | CLB Blue Jackets v TB Lightning | L | 3-1 |
| NHL | 2016/11/30 00:00 | TB Lightning v CLB Blue Jackets | L | 1-5 |
| NHL | 2016/11/26 00:30 | CLB Blue Jackets v TB Lightning | L | 5-3 |
Home History
| NHL | 2017/12/30 00:30 | PHI Flyers v TB Lightning | L | 5-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/29 00:30 | MON Canadiens v TB Lightning | W | 1-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/24 00:00 | MIN Wild v TB Lightning | W | 0-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/22 00:30 | OTT Senators v TB Lightning | W | 3-4 |
| NHL | 2017/12/20 03:00 | TB Lightning v VGS Golden Knights | L | 3-4 |
| NHL | 2017/12/17 02:00 | TB Lightning v COL Avalanche | W | 6-5 |
| NHL | 2017/12/15 02:00 | TB Lightning v ARZ Coyotes | W | 4-1 |
| NHL | 2017/12/13 01:00 | TB Lightning v STL Blues | W | 3-0 |
Away History
| NHL | 2017/12/30 00:30 | CLB Blue Jackets v OTT Senators | L | 4-5 |
| NHL | 2017/12/28 00:00 | CLB Blue Jackets v PIT Penguins | L | 4-5 |
| NHL | 2017/12/24 00:00 | PHI Flyers v CLB Blue Jackets | W | 1-2 |
| NHL | 2017/12/22 00:00 | CLB Blue Jackets v PIT Penguins | L | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/21 00:30 | TOR Maple Leafs v CLB Blue Jackets | W | 2-4 |
| NHL | 2017/12/19 00:00 | CLB Blue Jackets v BOS Bruins | L | 2-7 |
| NHL | 2017/12/17 00:00 | CLB Blue Jackets v CAR Hurricanes | L | 1-2 |
| NHL | 2017/12/15 00:00 | NY Islanders v CLB Blue Jackets | W | 4-6 |