Game #18 Edmonton Oilers (5-9-1) at Tampa Bay Lightning (7-6-4)
Time: 4:00 PM EST
Location: Amalie Arena
Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUN, ESPN+,
Opponent’s Site: Edmonton Oilers
Preview
After losing to the San Jose Sharks, and sacking their head coach, the Oilers come into town on a bit of a roll. They’ve won three straight (one of those was under Jay Woodcroft before he was let go) and have finally remembered that keeping the puck out of the net helps as much as putting it into the net. Lets face it, they were bound to turn it around at some point as their underlying numbers weren’t as bad as their actual numbers.
As always, the key will be to contain Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl and make their complimentary players beat you. That could be a tough task for the Lightning considering they to have had a shaky relationship with allowing goals. It will be even tougher considering their best defensive forward, Anthony Cirelli, will be out due to the injury he suffered in the game in Chicago. He is, as we all are, day-to-day.
With Cirelli out, Coke Koepke, who was recalled earlier today, will make his season debut for the Lightning. Austin Watson will also draw into the line-up.
Stats Match-up
| Game #18 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Edmonton Oilers |
| Overall Record | 7-6-4 | 5-9-1 |
| Home Record | 4-2-2 | 3-4-1 |
| Road Record | 3-4-2 | 2-5-0 |
| Goals For | 57 | 43 |
| Goals Against | 61 | 55 |
| xGF | 57.32 | 55.01 |
| xGA | 55.32 | 45.13 |
| Power Play | 30.4% | 25.0% |
| Penalty Kill | 83.7% | 74.1% |
Lines
Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines
Forwards
Brandon Hagel – Brayden Point – Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos – Nick Paul – Alex Barré-Boulet
Tanner Jeannot – Tyler Motte – Michael Eyssimont
Cole Koepke – Luke Glendening – Austin Watson
Defenders
Victor Hedman – Nick Perbix
Mikhail Sergachev – Erik Cernak
Calvin de Haan – Darren Raddysh
Goalies
Jonas Johansson
Matt Tomkins
Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines
Forwards
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Connor McDavid – Connor Brown
Evander Kain – Leon Draisaitl – Zach Hyman
Warren Foegele – Ryan McLeod – Derek Ryan
Adam Erne – James Hamblin – Sam Gagner
Defenders
Darnell Nurse – Cody Ceci
Mattias Ekholm – Evan Bouchard
Brett Kulak – Vincent Desharnies
Goalies
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
Question of the Night
Can the Bolts start a winning streak?
