How to Watch Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 12-21-2023

The Tampa Bay Lightning (15-13-5), winners of three straight home games, host the Vegas Golden Knights (21-7-5) at Amalie Arena on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET on BSSUN, SCRIPPS, and ESPN+.

Lightning vs. Golden Knights Game Info

• Game Day: Thursday, December 21, 2023
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Lightning and Golden Knights Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Lightning Insights

• The Lightning’s 111 total goals (3.4 per game) make them the fourth-best scoring team in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Lightning are allowing 115 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank 30th in league play.
• Their -4 goal differential ranks 21st in the league.
• The NHL-leading 32 power-play goals the Lightning have put up this season have come on 106 power-play chances.
• The Lightning’s 30.19% power-play conversion rate is third-best in the league.
• The Lightning kill 79.59% of opponent power plays, the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Lightning win 51.8% of their faceoffs to rank seventh in the NHL.
• The Lightning have an 11.1% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks fifth in the league.
• The Lightning have earned three shutouts this season. Their skaters average 18.1 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Key Players

• Nikita Kucherov has been critical to Tampa Bay’s offense this season, recording 54 points in 32 games.
• Brayden Point is another of Tampa Bay’s top contributors currently with 35 total points (14 goals and 21 assists) to his name.
• With 34 points through 30 games (15 goals and 19 assists), Steven Stamkos has been an important part of Tampa Bay’s offense this season.
• Andrei Vasilevskiy (6-5-0) has a 2.8 goals against average and a save percentage of .904 for Tampa Bay.

Lightning Injuries

Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Questionable)

Golden Knights Insights

• The Golden Knights are third in the NHL in scoring (112 goals, 3.4 per game).
• The Golden Knights’ total of 86 goals allowed (2.6 per game) is 10th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of +26, they are third-best in the league.
• The Golden Knights have 28 power-play goals (sixth-most in NHL) on 123 chances.
• The Golden Knights’ power-play percentage (22.76) ranks them 11th in the league.
• The Golden Knights have five shorthanded goals (seventh in league).
• The 83.16% penalty-kill percentage of the Golden Knights is eighth in the league.
• The Golden Knights win 49.9% of faceoffs, 17th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 10.4% shooting percentage of the Golden Knights is 13th in the league.
• The Golden Knights have held their opponents scoreless two times.

Golden Knights Key Players

• Jack Eichel has put up 37 points (1.1 per game) for Vegas, with 15 goals and 22 assists in 33 games (playing 20:27 per game).
• Mark Stone has totaled 33 total points (1.0 per game) this campaign. He has 10 goals and 23 assists.
• William Karlsson has 29 points so far, including 14 goals and 15 assists.
• Adin Hill is 10-2-2 this season, amassing 380 saves and giving up 27 goals (1.9 goals against average) with a .934 save percentage (first in the league).

Golden Knights Injuries

Kaedan Korczak: Lower Body (Out),

Shea Theodore: Upper Body (Out),

Adin Hill: Undisclosed (Questionable),

Keegan Kolesar: Undisclosed (Questionable)