LIVE COVERAGE: Oilers vs. Lightning

The Edmonton Oilers can tie a franchise record with their ninth consecutive victory on Thursday night with a victory at Rogers Place over the Tampas Bay Lightning.

You can watch the game on Sportsnet at 7:00 p.m. MT, or listen live on the Oilers Radio Network, including 630 CHED.

Follow along with our in-game updates and tune into Oilers Plus to catch the Live Post-Game Show following tonight's game and unlock more exclusive live and behind-the-scenes content.

THIRD PERIOD

0.0: Not meant to be. The Lightning get two empty-netters from Cirelli and Stamkos to end Edmonton's win streak at eight games.

2:22: NUUUUUUUGE WITH THE EXTRA MAN!!! No. 93 cuts the lead to two with a back-door rebound. This game is now over. | TBL 5, EDM 4

5:58: LIGHTNING GOAL | Stamkos gets his hat-trick on a sneaky wrist shot from the top of the Oilers zone. | TBL 5, EDM 3

7:13: LIGHTNING GOAL | Nikita Kucherov pulls the go-ahead goal through the five-hole of Skinner with just over seven minutes left. | TBL 4. EDM 3

13:12: LIGHTNING GOAL | Stamkos evens things up by batting one out of mid-air from the left of Skinner's net. | EDM 3, TBL 3

20:00: GAME ON!

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: What a fun period. The Oilers score three times to take a 3-2 lead before Stuart Skinner robs Brandon Hagel before the intermission.

9:58: BOUCH BOMB TO 13 GAMES!!! The 24-year-old unleashes a power-play blast that goes in off Zach Hyman in front to push his point streak to 13 games and lift the Oilers to a 3-2 lead in the middle frame! | EDM 3, TBL 2

12:40: CONNOR TIES IT UP!!! The captain gets called to the face-off dot to take a draw on the power play for Leon Draisaitl and he manages to chip it past Vasilevskiy for a cheeky unassisted goal. on the following sequence. Edmonton starting to roll now! | EDM 2, TBL 2

18:37: DARNELL DOWN A MAN!!! After going down 5-on-4 in the first minute again, the Oilers respond with a full-ice rush where Darnell Nurse gets through for a breakaway, which he puts away under the arm of Andrei Vasilevskiy. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Derek Ryan get the helpers for helping in the transition. | TBL 2, EDM 1

20:00: The second period is underway!

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: The Oilers score twice in the first 10 minutes to take a 2-0 lead into the intermission.

12:43: LIGHTNING GOAL | Tyler Motte scores off a rebound with a backhander. | TBL 2, EDM 0

18:53: LIGHTNING GOAL | A quick strike for the Bolts, who get an early goal from Steven Stamkos on the power play. | TBL 1, EDM 0

20:00: GAME ON!

20:00: The first period of tonight's game will begin at 7:07 p.m. MT.

LINEUP

Forwards

Nugent-Hopkins - McDavid - Hyman
Foegele - Draisaitl - Gagner
Kane - McLeod - Brown
Janmark - Hamblin - Ryan

Defence

Nurse - Ceci
Ekholm - Bouchard
Kulak - Desharnais

Goalies

Skinner
Pickard

Scratches: Ben Gleason, Adam Erne