Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning's matchup against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday:
When: Thursday, January 29 - 7 p.m. ET
Where: Benchmark International Arena - Tampa, FL
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 Monday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nikita Kucherov
Jake Guentzel - Dominic James - Gage Goncalves
Zemgus Girgensons - Yanni Gourde - Pontus Holmberg
Oliver Bjorkstrand - Jack Finley - Nick Paul
Defensemen
JJ Moser - Darren Raddysh
Declan Carlile - Erik Cernak
Max Groshev - Max Crozier
Goaltenders
Jonas Johansson
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Thursday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning will face the Winnipeg Jets for the first time this 2025-26 season when the Jets visit Benchmark International Arena on Thursday...The Lightning will then visit Winnipeg on March 5...Tampa Bay is 50-36-14 all-time against the Jets, a record that includes a 31-13-6 pace on home ice...Martin St. Louis is the franchise’s career scoring leader versus Winnipeg, scoring 27-54—81 in 73 games against the Jets and is followed by the 32-41—73 posted by Vincent Lecavalier in 74 career games against Winnipeg...Victor Hedman leads active Bolts with 5-24—29 in 41 games, and Nikita Kucherov has scored 13-15—28 in 22 games against the Jets...Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is 5-7-1 against the Jets over his NHL career with an .891 save percentage, while Jonas Johansson is 0-1-1 with an .875 save percentage against Winnipeg as a Bolt... Johansson is 1-1-1 while posting a .900 save percentage and 3.00 goals against average in his entire NHL career versus the Jets.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
2026 Stadium Series Collection
Commemorate the first outdoor hockey game in Tampa and get your Stadium Series gear today! Available now in store at Benchmark International Arena, and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Sunday, February 1 vs. Boston Bruins*
Tuesday, February 3 vs. Buffalo Sabres
Thursday, February 5 vs. Florida Panthers
*2026 Navy Federal Credit Union Stadium Series™️ at Raymond James Stadium.
