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Mathieu Olivier will be a healthy scratch for the Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ) in their game against the Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL). Kirill Marchenko, who has been out for the last two games, will return to the CBJ lineup. Matt Tomkins, who played collegiate hockey at Ohio State University, will make his second NHL start for the TBL. Tomkins and CBJ forward Kent Johnson were teammates on the 2022 Canadian Olympic team. Pregame warm-ups are underway at Nationwide Arena as Tomkins prepares for his second career NHL start.
A little more on Tampa goalie Matt Tomkins: He's an Edmonton native who spent four years with @OhioStateMHKY. A Chicago draft pick, he played in the minors and in Sweden, and was on Canada's Olympic team in 2022. Now, he's finally in the NHL at age 29. Second career start tonight
#CBJ starters tonight vs. Tampa Bay: Texier-Kuraly-Danforth Provorov-Jiricek Merzlikins Scratches: F Olivier, D Boqvist, D Peeke Matt Tomkins in the TBL net.
Pregame warm-ups are underway at Nationwide Arena as Matt Tomkins leads the #Bolts onto the ice ahead of his second career NHL start.
A small fun fact: Tampa's starting goalie tonight, Ohio State product Matt Tomkins, and #CBJ forward Kent Johnson were teammates on the 2022 Canadian Olympic team
#GoBolts coach Jon Cooper told media in Columbus that Matt Tomkins will start tonight against #CBJ. Tomkins will make his 2nd #NHL start in Columbus, where the 29-year-old played four seasons of college hockey at #OhioState. #tblightning #Buckeyes #osubuckeyes #tampabay
Cool opportunity tonight for #Bolts goaltender Matt Tomkins, who played 67 games over four years at Ohio State University in Columbus. He'll get the start for Tampa Bay at Nationwide Arena vs. the Blue Jackets.
Matt Tomkins, who played collegiate hockey at Ohio State University, will get his second NHL start tonight #GoBolts
Only lineup change is Marchenko in, Olivier scratched. Merzlikins in net. #CBJ
#CBJ Mathieu Olivier will be a healthy scratch tonight. Kirill Marchenko, out the last two games (healthy), will go back into the lineup vs. #TBLightning