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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). ... 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Sports first reported Kellys interest in possibly leaving Notre Dame.After Saturdays 45-27 loss?at USC, a season-ending defeat that dropped the Irish to 4-8, Kelly was asked if he would return next season. Ill be back, absolutely, he said.Early Sunday morning, Kelly issued a statement that he is fully committed to Notre Dame:I felt that I was clear with the media following yesterdays game at USC when I was asked about my desire to be back as the head football coach at Notre Dame, but in light of media reports that surfaced afterward, let me restate my position. I have not been, am not, and will not be interested in options outside of Notre Dame, Kelly said in the statement. Im fully committed to leading this program in the future.There are only two head-coach openings among Power 5 teams -- Baylor and Purdue -- but more opportunities could spring up based on additional movement in the ranks. Among prominent FBS programs, Oregon could have a vacancy if thee Ducks?decide to fire Mark Helfrich following his teams 4-8 season.ddddddddddddKelly also could have an interest in the NFL should an opportunity present itself, a source said.Since Notre Dame recently announced the NCAA was investigating the school for academic fraud in 2014, Kelly repeatedly has been left to answer for it publicly. On Tuesday, the NCAA vacated 21 Notre Dame victories from the 2012 and 2013 seasons due to academic misconduct involving eight Irish players.Athletic director Jack Swarbrick told ESPNs Matt Fortuna during the season that Kelly would return next year, a proclamation that irked Kelly because his AD had to publicly announce his job was not in jeopardy.Brian will lead this team out of the tunnel opening day next year, Swarbrick said at the time.Notre Dame will not play in a bowl game for the first time since 2009, Charlie Weis final year with the Irish. Including the vacated wins, Kelly is 59-31 in seven seasons at Notre Dame, and he clinched a bowl berth in each of his first six seasons.ESPN staff writer Matt Fortuna contributed to this report. ' ' '