Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.
When: Saturday, December 14 - 10 p.m. ET
Where: Climate Pledge Arena - Seattle, WA
TV coverage: FanDuel Sports Network
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: FanDuelSportsNetwork.com
Lines from Thursday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Jake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Conor Geekie
Gage Goncalves - Nick Paul - Mitchell Chaffee
Zemgus Girgensons - Luke Glendening - Mikey Eyssimont
Defensemen
J.J. Moser - Darren Raddysh
Ryan McDonagh - Steven Santini
Emil Lilleberg - Nick Perbix
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Saturday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning will play the Seattle Kraken on Saturday for the seventh time since the latter joined the NHL prior to the 2021-22 season...Tampa Bay has earned standings points in each meeting with the Kraken so far, going 5-0-1...The teams split last season’s two-game series, one that saw both games require more than 60 minutes of hockey...The Kraken took an Oct. 30 game 4-3 in overtime before the Lightning won the Dec. 9 rematch 4-3 in overtime...Brandon Hagel led the Bolts in last year’s series, scoring 1-3—4, while Nikita Kucherov (2-1—3), Anthony Cirelli (1-2—3) and Tanner Jeannot (1-2—3) each had three points...six different players had multi-point games against Seattle...Tampa Bay’s all-time leading scorer against Seattle is Kucherov, who has 3-5—8 in five games, while Hagel is second with 2-5—7 in four games...Victor Hedman (3-3—6), Steven Stamkos (2-4—6) and Anthony Cirelli (2-4—6) join Brayden Point (1-4—5) as point-per-game play- ers against Seattle...Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy was 1-0 with an .897 save percentage against Seattle last year, while Jonas Johansson was 0-0-1 with a .907 save percentage...Vasilevskiy is 5-0 against the Kraken in his career with a .947 save percentage and one shutout.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Sunset Collection
It's Day Seven of Tampa Bay Sports' 12 Days of Drops, and today we're dropping new Florida-inspired graphics tees and hats from '47. Available in store at AMALIE Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Tuesday, December 17 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Thursday, December 19 vs. St. Louis Blues
Sunday, December 22 vs. Florida Panthers
