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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky might be getting a little weary after starting all but two of Columbus first 21 games. His teammates made sure he didnt have to do a lot of heavy lifting Tuesday night.Bobrovsky stopped 26 shots and the Blue Jackets played brilliant defense in smothering the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 5-1 victory.Josh Anderson scored a goal and assisted on two others, and Scott Hartnell had a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets (12-5-4), who beat Tampa Bay (13-10-1) for the second time in five days. William Karlsson, Alexander Wennberg and Sam Gagner also scored.Columbus kept the puck in Tampa Bays end and tested backup goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, who stopped 33 shots as his team lost its third straight. Valtteri Filppula scored for the Lightning with less than 3 minutes left to spoil Bobrovskys shutout bid.Bobrovsky, who struggled with groin injuries last season, is healthy and showing no signs of wear. He said it helps when the skaters play such tight defense in front of him.The guys were unbelievable, he said. They make huge blocked shots, and perfect timing when I cant see. We help each other. Its fun to be here.The Blue Jackets are 8-1-1 in their last 10 home games.Karlsson started it for Columbus , taking a pass from Anderson on a 3-on-1 rush and burying a shot from the left circle 5:30 into the first period. It was his fourth goal of the season, and Ryan Murray also picked up an assist.After a steal by the Blue Jackets, Seth Jones pinpoint pass set up a goal by Wennberg at 3:40 of the second period. He slammed it past a knot of players in front, and Vasilevskiys pads.Every line was stepping up and Bob made some great saves, and it was just a good 60 minutes, Wennberg said.The Lightning put the puck in the net about 2 minutes later, but after a replay review the goal was waved off because officials ruled Ondrej Palat interfered with Bobrovsky by pushing a Columbus player into him.Anderson scored his seventh goal of the season 16 minutes into the second after Hartnell put a pass on his stick from behind the net. Hartnell scored his fifth on a rush after taking a slick pass from Anderson 1:57 into the third.Gagner capped it with his eighth goal when he skated around the net and pushed the puck past Vasilevskiy 12:38 into the third.Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said his team isnt pressuring the puck enough.It all comes down to defending, he said. Right now were not defending with the passion we need to. Weve got to start in our own end.Game notes Vasilevskiy, the Lightnings backup goalie, lost for the first time in his last five starts. ... Before the game, a moment of silence was observed for the victims of Mondays attack on the Ohio State University campus, along with recognition of Ohio State police officer Alan Horujko, who ended the attack by killing the suspect. ... D Dalton Prout and D Scott Harrington were scratched by Columbus. D Anton Stralman and forward Ryan Callahan were scratched for Tampa Bay. ... Lightning assistant coach Todd Richards, the Columbus head coach from 2012-15, returned to Nationwide Arena for the first time since he was fired seven games into the 2015 season. He is the winningest coach in franchise history (127-112-21) and the first to win a playoff game in Columbus (2014). ... The Blue Jackets traded defenseman Cody Goloubef to the Colorado Avalanche for defenseman Ryan Stanton, who was assigned to the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL.UP NEXTLightning: Travel to St. Louis to play the Blues on Thursday night.Blue Jackets: Play the Avalanche in Colorado on Thursday.---Follow Mitch Stacy at http://twitter.com/mitchstacy Larry Johnson Super Bowl Jersey . Peter Gammons, an analyst for Major League Baseballs network and website, drew the ire of hockey fans on Sunday when he criticized the two NHL teams on Twitter for their physical game the night before. Darron Lee Super Bowl Jersey .J. -- Seven games into a disappointing season, New York Giants defensive catalyst Jason Pierre-Paul is getting the feeling hes back. http://www.officialkcchiefspro.com/Eric-fisher-chiefs-jersey/ . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Anthony Sherman Super Bowl Jersey . Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey last Sunday. The fine is the fourth this season for Goldson. He was fined $30,000 for a hit on the New York Jets Jeff Cumberland in Week 1. Custom Chiefs Super Bowl Jerseys . "Four now," Carl Gunnarsson told the Leaf Report proudly following a 5-2 victory over New York on Tuesday night, the clubs fifth straight at home. MINNEAPOLIS -- Nelson Cruz is playing a vital role in the Seattle Mariners postseason drive.Cruz homered twice before leaving with left wrist soreness, Jesus Sucre homered for the first time in 14 months and the Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Sunday.Nick Vincent, Steve Cishek and Edwin Diaz combined for 3 2/3 innings of no-hit relief for Seattle, including Diazs 17th save in 19 chances.Trying to make the postseason for the first time since 2001, Seattle has won 12 of 17 and is 2 1/2 games behind Baltimore for the second American League wild-card spot with a week to play.We just got to keep battling. Hopefully at the end we can come up and surprise a lot of people, Cruz said.The Seattle slugger left the game after his second home run. He was sporting a large wrap over his left wrist in the locker room.Ive been dealing with it for like, four or five days already. ... Its been like that for a few days so hopefully, it just comes down and Ill be able to go tomorrow, he said. I still have my strength, it just hurts.Cruz has 41 home runs and 100 RBI. He homered four times in the three-game series, and has nine in his last 10 games at Target Field.After his wrist was looked at by the team trainer following a big swing and miss leading off the sixth, Cruz hit the next pitch into the left-field seats for a 4-2 lead. It was his third multi-homer game of the season.One pitch after shattering his bat in the second inning, Cruz launched a 432-foot home run to the second deck in left-center field. The no-doubt shot gave Cruz three straight 40-homer seasons.Max Kepler homered and Robbie Grossman had three hits for Minnesota in its 100th loss. This is the second time in team history the Twins have had triple-digit losses: The 1982 squad finished 60-102.Its going to stare at you all winter long, said manager Paul Molitor.Keplers home run gave Minnesota a 2-1 lead in the second, but Sucre hit a two-run shot in the fifth for a 3-2 Seattle advantage.It was the first home run since Jully 25, 2015, for Sucre, who is 10 for 14 in four games since his Sept.dddddddddddd 2 recall from Triple-A Tacoma.Hes not trying to kill it, hes trying to hit it and good things are happening, said manager Scott Servais.Seattle starter Taijuan Walker (7-11) danced around danger for most of his 5 1/3 innings, allowing nine hits and three earned runs. Minnesota was 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position through five innings before an RBI single by Juan Centeno got the Twins within 4-3 and ended Walkers day.It was just one of those games, just a lot of emotion just from everything this morning, Walker said. Everything just kind of felt odd.Hector Santiago (12-10) allowed four earned runs in 5 2/3 innings for Minnesota.UMPIRE OUTHome plate umpire and crew chief Jerry Layne took Robinson Canos foul ball off his mask in the first inning and had to leave the game with concussion-like symptoms. Layne stumbled to his right and was grabbed by catcher Juan Centeno, who was quickly aided by Cano. Layne was tended to by Minnesota trainers for a few minutes before gingerly leaving the field. Hunter Wendelstedt took over home plate duties.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: After officially missing five straight games with sore quadriceps, 1B Joe Mauer was 0 for 3 with a walk as the teams designated hitter Sunday. Hitless in his last 15 at-bats, Mauer is 2 for 32 in his past nine games. He also struck out twice Wednesday before that game was rained out.UP NEXTMariners: Seattle opens a three-game series in Houston on Monday with Hisashi Iwakuma (16-12, 4.04) looking to bounce back after allowing six runs in 3 1/3 innings against Toronto last time out. Hell face the Astros Collin McHugh (12-10, 4.61).Twins: Jose Berrios (2-7, 8.88) is to get the ball when Minnesota opens a three-game set Tuesday in Kansas City. The Royals are scheduled to counter with Ian Kennedy (11-10, 3.64). ' ' '