Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning's matchup against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday:
When: Thursday, March 12 - 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/StreamNow
Lines from Tuesday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Jake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Gage Goncalves
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nikita Kucherov
Zemgus Girgensons - Yanni Gourde - Pontus Holmberg
Oliver Bjorkstrand - Conor Geekie - Corey Perry
Defensemen
JJ Moser - Declan Carlile
Ryan McDonagh - Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Victor Hedman - Steven Santini
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Thursday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning will host an Atlantic Division foe in the Detroit Red Wings this Thursday for the first time this season...The Lightning are 1-0-1 against Detroit this season after a pair of road games, outscoring Detroit 7-4...Darren Raddysh leads the Lightning in scoring against the Red Wings with 1-2—3 this season. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is 1-0-1 with a .926 save percentage...The Lightning are 41-37-7 all-time against Detroit, a record that includes a 24-15-3 pace on home ice... Nikita Kucherov is the franchise’s career scoring leader versus the Red Wings, scoring 21-33—54 in 41 games. The next active Bolt is Victor Hedman with 5-37—42 in 49 games...Vasilevskiy holds a 17-5-2 career record against Detroit with a .929 save percentage and one shutout, while Jonas Johansson is 0-1-1 with an .871 save percentage in two career starts against the team.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Emerson & Friends Launch
Tonight's latest Tampa Bay Sports collab is for the kids! Check out the latest product drop and full Lightning by Emerson and Friends collection, available in store at Benchmark International Arena, and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Saturday, March 14 vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Tuesday, March 17 at Seattle Kraken
Thursday, March 19 at Vancouver Canucks
