Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning's matchup against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday:
When: Thursday, October 15 - 7 p.m. ET
Where: Benchmark International Arena - Tampa, FL
TV coverage: The Spot - Tampa Bay 66 (check local listings); Pregame show begins at 6:30 p.m. ET
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: TampaBayLightning.com/StreamNow
Lines from Tuesday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Gage Goncalves -Brayden Point- Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Jake Guentzel
Ilya Mikheyev - Zemgus Girgensons - Pontus Holmberg
Jeff Viel - Conor Geekie
Defensemen
JJ Moser - John Carlson
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Victor Hedman - Max Crozier
Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Dennis Hildeby
Thursday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning return home on Thursday as they get set to face the Seattle Kraken for the first time this season...Tampa Bay also plays Seattle in a Jan. 5 road game...The Lightning are 8-0-2 against the Kraken since the latter joined the NHL for the 2021-22 season, a record that includes a 3-0-2 pace on home ice...Tampa Bay went 1-0-1 against Seattle last season, taking a 6-2 road win on March 17 before falling 4-3 in overtime on March 17 at home...Nikita Kucherov led Tampa Bay with 3-3—6 in those games, while Brandon Hagel (1-4—5) and Anthony Cirelli (2-2—4) also averaged at least two points per game against Seattle...Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy went 1-0-1 with an .842 save percentage against the Kraken last season, while Dennis Hildeby awaits his first career start against Seattle... Kucherov is the franchise’s career scoring leader versus Seattle with 7-10—17 in nine games, and Hagel isn’t far behind with 6-10—16 in eight games...Vasilevskiy carries a 7-0-1 career record when playing the Kraken along with a .932 save percentage, a 1.73 goals against average and one shutout.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Noche Latina Collection
The Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates its first Local Artist Collaboration tonight, with our Noche Latina collection. Check out the full collection now, available in store at Benchmark International Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Saturday, October 17 vs. Vancouver Canucks
Tuesday, October 20 at Vegas Golden Knights
Friday, October 23 at Colorado Avalanche
