"The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Blue Jackets 4-2 on Tuesday night in the teams' final game before the All-Star break.

Lightning right wing Martin St. Louis had a goal and assist in the victory, the fourth straight for Tampa Bay. He would prefer to keep playing.

"I don't think we'd like to have the break right now in terms of how we're rolling in games," St. Louis said.

The Blue Jackets, by contrast, lost their fourth straight game and are on pace to finish with 54 points, the fewest by any team since the 2001-02 Atlanta Thrashers had 54 during a brutal 19-47-11-5 season.

For the Blue Jackets, the respite is a godsend."