Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.
When: Thursday, December 5 - 7 p.m. ET
Where: AMALIE Arena - Tampa, FL
TV coverage: FanDuel Sports Network
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: FanDuelSportsNetwork.com
Lines from Friday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Jake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nick Paul
Gage Goncalves - Conor Geekie - Cam Atkinson
Zemgus Girgensons - Luke Glendening - Mikey Eyssimont
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - J.J. Moser
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg - Nick Perbix
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Thursday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning open their December schedule with a matchup against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday at home...The Lightning swept the Sharks in 2023-24, winning an Oct. 24 game 6-0 before winning the March 21 rematch by a 4-1 score...Nikita Kucherov had 0-5—5 to lead the Bolts in scoring against San Jose last year, including a four-assist night on March 21...Brayden Point posted 3-1—4, including a 2-1—3 line on March 21...Goalie Jonas Johansson stopped all 23 shots for the shutout victory in October, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21 of 22 shots for a .955 SV% and win on March 21...Vasilevskiy leads the Lightning against San Jose with a career record of 7-2-0 and a .923 save percentage...Tampa Bay holds a 27-20-3 record all-time against the Sharks, including a 14-10-2 run at AMALIE Arena...The Lightning are 7-0-1 against the Sharks in the past five seasons...Steven Stamkos leads Lightning players in career scoring against the Sharks with 15-16—31 in 23 games...Kucherov has 7-14—21 in 18 games, and Victor Hedman leads on defense with 5-13—18.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
90s Night - Starter Collection Drop
The 90s are back, and as we celebrate your favorite decade on the ice tonight, we're launching your favorite 90s brand and Tampa Bay Lightning collab, the latest Starter collection. Available in store at Amalie Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Sunday, December 8 at Vancouver Canucks
Tuesday, December 10 at Edmonton Oilers
Thursday, December 12 at Calgary Flames
