Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday.
When: Thursday, March 27 - 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: AMALIE Arena - Tampa, FL
TV coverage: FanDuel Sports Network (check local listings)
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: FanDuelSportsNetwork.com
Lines from Tuesday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Jake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nick Paul
Oliver Bjorkstrand - Yanni Gourde - Gage Goncalves
Zemgus Girgensons - Luke Glendening
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - JJ Moser
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg - Nick Perbix
Darren Raddysh
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Thursday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning will face Utah Hockey Club for the second time in six days when Utah visits AMALIE Arena this Thursday at 7 p.m....The game marks the first matchup between the franchises in Tampa since Utah joined the NHL prior to this season...Utah took a 6-4 victory when the teams faced off for the first time last Saturday in Salt Lake City...Utah led 2-0 in that game before Tampa Bay came back to tie the game...The Lightning again tied the game at 3-3 before Utah outscored the visitors the rest of the way...Jake Guentzel led Tampa Bay with a goal and two assists in that game, while Brayden Point scored twice for the Lightning...Nine different players recorded a point for the Bolts...Goalie Brandon Halverson finished with 19 saves in his first career NHL start in that game... The Lightning are 1-for-3 on the power play and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill versus Utah through one game this season...Utah won 52.3% of faceoffs in the initial matchup, while Tampa Bay outshot the home team 27 to 25.
Item of the Game
Women in Sports Night - New Women's Drops
Tonight the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate Women In Sports, with the latest drop for the ladies. Check out the newest '47 women's headwear collection, available in store at Amalie Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Saturday, March 29 vs. New York Islanders
Tuesday, April 1 at New York Islanders
Thursday, April 3 at Ottawa Senators
