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TAMPA, Fla. — Closing their six-game homestand Thursday night against a Blue Jackets squad with the fewest points in the Eastern Conference, the Lightning had to be careful not to be lulled into a letdown game.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky recorded his first shutout of the season and the 38th of his NHL career to lead the Florida Panthers to a 4-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday at FLA Live Arena.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The short-handed Blue Jackets made the Islanders work for this win, to be sure. But the Islanders’ biggest victory may have been sustaining a concentrated effort coming off two emotional wins, the Thanksgiving holiday and a questionable second-period sequence that yielded two power-play goals.

Friday’s game is postponed, and Saturday’s remains in flux due to the damage.

The Florida Panthers had a prime chance to take the lead late Sunday. The Panthers found themselves on the power play 33 seconds into the third period after the Columbus Blue Jackets’ Mathieu Olivier committed a tripping penalty.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Standing behind his players in the first period, Flyers coach John Tortorella summed up their play in two words: “We suck.”

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ELMONT, N.Y. — There are games that simply must be won to be considered a viable playoff contender.