The Tampa Bay Lightning (7-6-4) host the Edmonton Oilers (5-9-1), who have won three in a row, on Saturday, November 18 at 4:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and BSSUN.
Lightning vs. Oilers Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, November 18, 2023
- Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Lightning and Oilers Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning score the fifth-most goals in the NHL (57 total, 3.4 per game).
- Defensively, the Lightning are conceding 61 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank 29th in NHL play.
- Their goal differential (-4) ranks 20th in the league.
- The 17 power-play goals the Lightning have put up this season (fourth-most in the NHL) have come on 56 power-play chances.
- The Lightning’s 30.36% power-play conversion rate ranks fifth-best in the league.
- The Lightning’s 83.67% penalty-kill success rate is 10th-best in the league.
- The Lightning win the fifth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.8%.
- The Lightning shoot 11.2% as a team (ninth in the league).
- The Lightning have earned two shutouts this season. Their skaters average 18.2 hits and 14 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Key Players
- Nikita Kucherov is one of Tampa Bay’s top contributors this season with 24 points. He has averaged 0.6 goals per game, shooting 15.5%.
- With seven goals and 14 assists, Brayden Point is one of the most important contributors for Tampa Bay with his 21 points (1.2 per game).
- Victor Hedman has created 19 points for Tampa Bay in 17 games this season, scoring on 13.3% of his shots and putting up four goals and 15 assists.
- Across three games played, Matt Tomkins has a goaltending record of 1-2-0. During those games, he’s allowed 10 goals while recording 80 saves.
Lightning Injuries
Andrei Vasilevskiy: Back (Out), Conor Sheary: Upper Body (Out), Anthony Cirelli: Undisclosed (Questionable)
Oilers Insights
- The Oilers have 43 goals this season (2.9 per game), 27th in the NHL.
- The Oilers allow 3.7 goals per game (55 in total), 25th in the NHL.
- With a goal differential of -12, they are 26th in the league.
- The Oilers have 13 power-play goals (11th in NHL) on 52 chances.
- The Oilers score on 25% of their power plays, No. 8 in the league.
- This season, the Oilers have one shorthanded goal (18th in NHL).
- At 74.14, the Oilers have the 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Oilers win 50.5% of faceoffs, 17th-ranked in the NHL.
- The 8.5% shooting percentage of the Oilers is 28th in the league.
- The Oilers have not held their opponents scoreless yet this season.
Oilers Key Players
- Leon Draisaitl has totaled 21 points (1.4 per game) for Edmonton, with six goals and 15 assists in 15 games (playing 21:49 per game).
- Evan Bouchard has collected 15 points this season, with three goals and 12 assists.
- Zach Hyman’s eight goals and seven assists add up to 15 points this season.
- Stuart Skinner has an .880 save percentage (55th in the league), with 250 total saves, conceding 34 goals (3.2 goals against average). He has compiled a 4-5-1 record this season.
Oilers Injuries
Dylan Holloway: Knee (Out), Mattias Janmark: Shoulder (Out), Ryan Fanti: Hip (Out), Connor Brown: Lower Body (Questionable)