Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning's matchup against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday:
When: Thursday, October 17 - 4 p.m. ET
Where: Benchmark International Arena - Tampa, FL
TV coverage: The Spot - Tampa Bay 66 (check local listings); Pregame show begins at 3:30 p.m. ET
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: TampaBayLightning.com/StreamNow
Lines from Thursday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nikita Kucherov
Jake Guentzel -Brayden Point - Conor Geekie
Ilya Mikheyev - Zemgus Girgensons - Pontus Holmberg
Jeff Viel - Dominic James
Defensemen
JJ Moser - John Carlson
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Victor Hedman - Max Crozier
Emil Lilleberg
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Dennis Hildeby
Thursday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning face the Vancouver Canucks for the first time this season in a 4 p.m. matchup Saturday at Benchmark International Arena...The Lightning are 23-19-5 all-time against the Canucks, a record that includes a 13-9-2 record on home ice...Tampa Bay went 1-1-0 against Vancouver a season ago, suffering a 6-2 loss on Nov. 16 before responding with a 6-2 win in March...Nikita Kucherov led the Lightning in scoring against Vancouver last season with 2-2—4 while Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli and Erik Cernak all added three points...Andrei Vasilevskiy went 1-0-0 against the Canucks last season with a .905 save percentage, and Jonas Johansson was 0-1-0 with a .706 save percentage...Kucherov has scored 13-15—28 in 21 career games against Vancouver, tied with Steven Stamkos (16-12—28 in 20 GP) for the franchise lead. Brayden Point is next with 8-12—20 in 17 games...Vasilevskiy is 11-3-0 with a .923 save percentage against Vancouver over his NHL career, and fellow netminder Dennis Hildeby stopped 16 of 18 shots faced for an .889 save percentage in his lone career start against the Canucks on Jan. 11, 2025 as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Hello Kitty Collection
It's Hello Kitty night at Tampa Bay Sports! Tonight we launch the latest collaboration, Tampa Bay Lightning by Hello Kitty. Check out the full collection now, available in store at Benchmark International Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Tuesday, October 20 at Vegas Golden Knights
Friday, October 23 at Colorado Avalanche
Saturday, October 24 at Utah Mammoth
