Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning's matchup against the Penguins on Thursday.
When: Thursday, December 4 - 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 Saturday's game (subject to change)
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nikita Kucherov
Jake Guentzel - Nick Paul - Oliver Bjorkstrand
Zemgus Girgensons - Yanni Gourde - Pontus Holmberg
Curtis Douglas - Dominic James - Gage Goncalves
Defensemen
JJ Moser - Darren Raddysh
Charle-Edouard D'Astous - Emil Lilleberg
Declan Carlile - Steven Santini
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Thursday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning return to home ice after a 2-1-0 road trip…The Lightning are set to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first time this season, followed by a January 13 game in Pittsburgh and an April 13 contest back in Tampa…The Bolts picked up wins in all three matchups against the Penguins last season, two of which coming on the road…The Lightning were led by Nikita Kucherov who tallied three goals and six points across the three games…Lightning forward Anthony Cirelli picked up goals in all three contests (4-1—5), including a two-goal game on March 25…Brayden Point registered three goals against Pittsburgh last season (3-0—3) and led the team with a plus-7 rating…Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy went 2-0-0 against the Penguins last season with a .912 save percentage and a 1.45 goals-against average…Steven Stamkos is the franchise leader in scoring against Pittsburgh (18-30—48), while Kucherov leads all active Bolts with 41 points (12-29—41)…Vasilevskiy is 12- 7-1 against Pittsburgh in his NHL career with a .904 save percentage and 3.00 goals-against average.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Concepts Sport Winter White Collection
It's time to get cozy this holiday season with the latest women's loungewear drop from Concepts Sport. Shop the Winter White Collection, available in store at Benchmark International Arena, and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Saturday, December 6 vs. New York Islanders
Monday, December 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs
Tuesday, December 9 at Montréal Canadiens
