How to Watch Winnipeg Jets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 1-2-2024

The Winnipeg Jets (22-9-4), winners of three straight home games, host the Tampa Bay Lightning (18-15-5) at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and BSSUN.

Jets vs. Lightning Game Info

• Game Day: Tuesday, January 2, 2024
• Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
• TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Jets and Lightning Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Jets Insights

• The Jets’ 117 total goals (3.3 per game) rank 13th in the NHL.
• The Jets have allowed 87 total goals (just 2.5 per game), the second-fewest in NHL action.
• Their +30 goal differential is third-best in the league.
• The 19 power-play goals the Jets have put up this season rank 23rd in the NHL (on 110 power-play chances).
• The Jets have the league’s 24th-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.27%).
• The three shorthanded goals the Jets have scored this season rank 16th among NHL squads.
• The Jets kill 75.00% of opponent power plays, the 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Jets win 47.1% of their faceoffs to rank 27th in the NHL.
• The Jets connect on 10.7% of their shots (10th in the league).
• The Jets have shut out opponents once this season. They average 17.2 hits and 15.3 blocked shots per game.

Jets Key Players

• Mark Scheifele is one of Winnipeg’s top contributors this season with 36 points. He has averaged 0.3 goals per game, shooting 14%.
• Joshua Morrissey has 30 points (six goals, 24 assists) to add to the team’s scoring efforts.
• Kyle Connor has contributed 29 points for Winnipeg in 26 games this season, scoring on 16.7% of his shots and recording 17 goals and 12 assists.
• Laurent Brossoit (5-3-1) has a 2.4 goals against average and a save percentage of .912 for Winnipeg.

Jets Injuries

Ville Heinola: Ankle (Out),

Kyle Connor: Knee (Out),

Rasmus Kupari: Shoulder (Out),

David Gustafsson: Lower Body (Out)

Lightning Insights

• The Lightning are fifth in the NHL in scoring (124 goals, 3.3 per game).
• The Lightning’s total of 131 goals conceded (3.4 per game) is 28th in the NHL.
• They have the 21st-ranked goal differential in the league at -7.
• The Lightning have an NHL-leading 35 power-play goals on 121 chances.
• The Lightning have the NHL’s third-best power-play percentage (28.93).
• The 79.82% penalty-kill percentage of the Lightning is 16th in the NHL.
• The Lightning are eighth in faceoff win rate in the NHL (51.5%).
• The 10.9% shooting percentage of the Lightning is seventh in the league.
• The Lightning have shut out their opponent three times. They are averaging 18.4 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Key Players

• Nikita Kucherov has totaled 26 goals and 35 assists in 37 games for Tampa Bay, good for 61 points.
• Brayden Point has helped lead the offense for Tampa Bay this season with 17 goals and 22 assists.
• Steven Stamkos has earned 15 goals on the season, adding 22 assists.
• Andrei Vasilevskiy is 8-7-0 on the season, giving up 43 goals (2.9 goals against average) and collecting 388 saves with a .900 save percentage (39th in the league).

Lightning Injuries

Conor Sheary: Finger (Questionable),

Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Questionable)