Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.
When: Sunday, January 5 - 8 p.m. ET
Where: Honda Center - Anaheim, CA
TV coverage: FanDuel Sports Network
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: FanDuelSportsNetwork.com
Lines from Saturday's Game (subject to change)
Forwards
Jake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Conor Geekie
Mitchell Chaffee - Nick Paul - Mikey Eyssimont
Zemgus Girgensons - Luke Glendening - Cam Atkinson
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Darren Raddysh
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg - Nick Perbix
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Sunday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning close a three-game California roadtrip with their second game in as many days on Sunday against the Anaheim Ducks...Sunday marks the first matchup between the teams this season...The Lightning are 24-14-6 all-time against Anaheim, including 7-1-0 across the last five seasons...Tampa Bay won both games against Anaheim last year....Tampa Bay won a Jan. 13 game 5-1 before taking the rematch on March 24 by a 3-2 score in overtime...Steven Stamkos (2-1—3) and Nikita Kucherov (0-3—3) co-led the Bolts in scoring against the Ducks last season...Brandon Hagel (1-1—2) and Nick Perbix (0-2—2) also had multiple points...Kucherov is the franchise’s career leader in scoring against Anaheim with 8-13—21 in 18 games. Stamkos is second with 9-10—19 in 19 games...Goalies Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jonas Johansson split last season’s two-game series against the Ducks...Vasilevskiy halted 19 of 20 shots, a .950 SV%...Johansson stopped 30 of 32 shots for a .938 save percentage...Vasilevskiy is 6-1-0 in his career against Anaheim with a .928 SV%.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
3rd Jersey Raschel Throw Blanket
Staying warm at home just got a lot more cozy, grab the 3rd jersey 50x60" raschel throw blanket today. Available in store at Amalie Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Tuesday, January 7 vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Thursday, January 9 vs. Boston Bruins
Saturday, January 11 at New Jersey Devils
