Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.
When: Tuesday, February 25 - 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: AMALIE Arena - Tampa, FL
TV coverage: ESPN+, Hulu
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: FanDuelSportsNetwork.com
Lines from 2/24 practice (subject to change)
Forwards
Jake Guentzel - Anthony Cirelli - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Brayden Point - Zemgus Girgensons
Mitchell Chaffee - Nick Paul - Gage Goncalves
Mikey Eyssimont - Luke Glendening - Cam Atkinson
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - JJ Moser
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg - Darren Raddysh
Nick Perbix
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Matt Tomkins
Tuesday's MatchupThe Tampa Bay Lightning will host the reigning Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers and close a two-game season series with the Oilers...The Oilers won the first game by a 2-1 score on Dec. 10 in Edmonton...Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist in that game, one that saw Light- ning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy make 24 saves and teammate Jake Guentzel score the lone Tampa Bay goal...Tampa Bay went 2-0-0 against Edmonton in 2023-24 and is 4-4-0 against the Oilers since the 2019-20 season...Steven Stamkos (5-1—6) and Nikita Kucherov (3-3—6) co-led the Lightning in scoring against Edmonton last season...Vasilevskiy went 1-0-0 with 53 saves and a .930 SV% in his lone start against Edmonton last season, while Jonas Johansson was 1-0-0 with 38 saves and a .905 SV%...Kucherov is the franchise leader in all-time scoring against the Oilers with 13-17—30 in 17 career games...Brayden Point is the next active Bolt, scoring 3-13—16 in 13 career games against Edmonton...Vasilevskiy paces all Lightning goalies in wins and holds a 6-4-0 record to pair with a .909 SV% in 10 career starts versus Edmonton...Johansson’s lone start with the Lightning against the Oilers came in last season’s win.
The Road Ahead
Thursday, February 27 vs. Calgary Flames
Saturday, March 1 at Washington Capitals
Monday, March 3 at Florida Panthers
