Lightning vs Blue Jackets: How to live stream, time, venue, where to watch and all the pre-buzz around the NHL playoff clash
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway and up next is the scrimmage between two teams — The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Columbus Blue Jackets. The former have taken a 2-1 lead and will be looking to seal the deal on Monday. Game 1 went in favor of the Lightning while the Blue Jackets evened up with a 3-2 win in Game 2. The third encounter swayed to Lightning's side again. Ahead of the fourth game between the two sides in the Eastern Conference, here's a quick read about all that's needed to know:
Time
The two sides will face-off at 3 pm ET on August 17.
Venue
The interconference clash will take place at the the Scotiabank Arena, Toronto.
Where to watch?
Fox Sports Florida will be the network to tune into with the pregame coverage starting off at 2.30 pm ET. Fans can also listen in on the action on the radio with WFLA 970-AM and Lightning Power Play
How to live stream?
The Blue Jackets v Lightning game can be live-streamed on FOX Sports GO or NHL.TV. Other options include YouTube TV, Sling TV, and Hulu with Live TV that provides access to viewers to watch the games at reasonable prices.
Pre-buzz around the game
Lightning will be focusing on their scoring rate during the game and building on offense. According to Winners and Whiners, the Blue Jackets are averaging only 2.38 goals per game in the playoff with the onus purely on defense. They will look to take advantage of Lightning's offense and try to level the series. Alex Killorn, Brayden Point and Victor Hedman all scored for the Lightning in the third game and will be looking to add to the goals tally on Monday.
Who will win?
With offense being an issue for both teams, the Blue Jackets look a lot more settled with their defense strategy and Joonas Korpisalo, the goaltender will look to shrug off the last game's loss to block out Lightning's attempts. They are still favored heavily to win and tie up the series to set up a scintillating Game 5.