Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning's matchup against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday:
When: Saturday, January 3 - 4 p.m. ET
Where: SAP Center - San Jose, CA
TV coverage: The Spot - Tampa Bay 66 (check local listings)
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: TampaBayLightning.com/Stream Now
Lines from Thursday's game (subject to change)
Gage Goncalves - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Jake Guentzel
Zemgus Girgensons - Yanni Gourde - Pontus Holmberg
Nick Paul - Dominic James - Oliver Bjorkstrand
Defensemen
JJ Moser - Darren Raddysh
Charle-Edouard D'Astous - Erik Cernak
Declan Carlile - Max Crozier
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Saturday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning open their two-game season series against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday on the road...The teams will also play in Tampa on Jan. 20...The Lightning are 28-21-3 all-time against the Sharks, a record that includes a 13-11-1 pace on the road...Steven Stamkos is the franchise’s career scoring leader against San Jose with 15-16—31 in 23 games, while Nikita Kucherov leads active Bolts with 7-14—21 in 19 games...The Lightning went 1-1-0 against the Sharks last season, winning 8-1 on Dec. 5 before dropping a Jan. 2 game 2-1...Brayden Point led Tampa Bay in scoring versus San Jose in 2024-25 with 0-4—4 in two games, and Brandon Hagel scored 2-1—3...Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy started both games for the Lightning, going 1-1-0 with a .935 save percentage...Vasilevskiy is 8-3-0 with a .925 career save percentage and 2.15 goals against average when playing San Jose...Goalie partner Jonas Johansson is 1-0-0 with a 23-save shutout in his lone NHL start against the Sharks, which came in a 6-0 win for the Lightning on Oct. 26, 2023.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
2026 Stadium Series Collection
Gear up for the 2026 Stadium Series game today! Jerseys and the full merchandise collection are available now, in store at Benchmark International Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Tuesday, January 8 vs. Colorado Avalanche
Saturday, January 10 at Philadelphia Flyers
Monday, January 12 at Philadelphia Flyers
