The Tampa Bay Lightning (33-24-6) host the Calgary Flames (30-26-5) at Amalie Arena on Thursday, March 7 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and BSSUN. The Lightning knocked off the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout in their last outing, while the Flames are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken.
Lightning vs. Flames Game Info
- Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Lightning and Flames Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning’s 211 total goals (3.4 per game) make them the seventh-best scoring team in the league.
- Defensively, the Lightning are giving up 213 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 25th in NHL action.
- They have the league’s 19th-ranked goal differential at -2.
- The 54 power-play goals the Lightning have scored this season are third-best in the NHL (on 188 power-play chances).
- The Lightning pace the league with a 28.72% power-play conversion rate.
- The Lightning have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
- The Lightning’s 80.11% penalty-kill success rate ranks 13th in the league.
- The Lightning win 51.3% of their faceoffs (12th in the NHL)
- The Lightning connect on 11.4% of their shots (fourth in the league).
- The Lightning have shut out opponents three times this season. They average 19.6 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Key Players
- With 38 goals and 67 assists this season, Nikita Kucherov is one of Tampa Bay’s leading contributors (105 points).
- Brayden Point has 32 goals and 33 assists for Tampa Bay to compile 65 total points (one per game).
- Brandon Hagel has contributed 60 points for Tampa Bay in 63 games this season, scoring on 14.7% of his shots and putting up 22 goals and 38 assists.
- In 37 games played this season, Andrei Vasilevskiy (21-15-1) has allowed 108 goals.
Lightning Injuries
Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out), Tanner Jeannot: Lower Body (Out)
Flames Insights
- With 191 goals (3.1 per game), the Flames have the NHL’s 16th-ranked offense.
- The Flames allow 3.1 goals per game (187 in total), 13th in the league.
- They have the 16th-ranked goal differential in the league at +4.
- With 28 power-play goals (on 191 chances), the Flames are 29th in the NHL.
- The Flames’ power-play percentage (14.66) ranks them 29th in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Flames have 10.
- The Flames’ have the fourth-best penalty kill percentage (83.33).
- At 50.4%, the Flames have the NHL’s 14th-ranked faceoff win rate.
- The Flames’ 10% shooting percentage is 18th in the league.
- The Flames have held their opponents scoreless two times.
Flames Key Players
- Nazem Kadri has collected 22 goals and 32 assists in 61 games for Calgary, good for 54 points.
- Blake Coleman is one of the top contributors for Calgary with 47 total points (0.8 per game), with 25 goals and 22 assists in 61 games.
- Calgary’s Yegor Sharangovich is among the leaders on the team with 41 total points (23 goals and 18 assists).
- Jacob Markstrom has a 21-16-2 record this season, with a .913 save percentage (15th in the league). He has 1043 saves, and has allowed 100 goals (2.6 goals against average).
Flames Injuries
Connor Zary: Upper Body (Out), A.J. Greer: Foot (Out)
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