Tampa tops Jackets 4-0

The Tampa Bay Lightning got back on track after Matt Martin Jerseya rough week. Ben Bishop and Steven Stamkos led the way. Bishop made 37 saves, Stamkos had two goals and an assist and the Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Sunday to stop a three-game slide. Tampa Bay used a http://www.officialislandersstore.com/Womens_Youth_Mike_Bossy_Jerseyfranchise-record nine-game winning streak to move into first place in the Atlantic Division. But the Lightning managed just three goals during their losing streak. The victory against Columbus pushed Tampa Bay (40-24-5) into a tie with idle Florida (38-21-9) for second in the division with 85 points, but Nikita Kucherov and Valtteri Filppula left with injuries. ''You go down to nine forwards in a game that was physical,'' said Stamkos, who hit the 30-goal mark http://www.officialislandersstore.com/Womens_Youth_Mikhail_Grabovski_Jerseyfor the fifth time in eight seasons. ''It was hard-nosed. We showed a lot of character, especially in the third.'' Bishop earned his fourth shutout of the season and No. 16 for his career. Ondrej Palat had a goal and an assist, and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored. ''I just try to stay big,'' Bishop Matt Holliday Jerseysaid. ''I've got a good team in front of me. The guys did a good job. Not many second opportunities, rebounds there.'' Bishop hung in there as Columbus crashed the net for much of the day. He helped Tampa Bay carry a 1-0 lead into the final period, and the Lightning put it away with three goals in the third, two of them short-handed. Sergei Bobrovsky had 33 saves for Columbus in his second straight starthttp://www.officialcardinalsmlbshop.com/authentic-52-michael-wacha-jersey.html since missing 19 games with another groin injury. The Blue Jackets have dropped three of four. Stamkos scored for the first time in five games early in the second period. He beat Bobrovsky at 5:29 with a one-timer off a pass from Kucherov. Bishop drew the ire of Columbus fans late in the first period, leading to a round of boos the rest of the way whenever he was involved with the play.