Time: 6:00 PM EST
Location: Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, TSN3, ESPN+, 102.5
Odds: Lightning -140
Know the Opponents: Arctic Ice Hockey
Season Series: Lightning 1-0, Tampa Bay 6, Winnipeg 4
After dispatching a tired Winnipeg team at home last week, the roles are a bit reversed for the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight as they are the team coming off of a back-to-back while the Jets have been sitting around since Thursday. They’ve also found their winning ways. The loss to the Lightning was the seventh of nine in a row in which Winnipeg failed to find victory. They snapped the losing streak in historic fashion to the Montreal Canadiens and then steam-rolled the Vancouver Canucks in their last outing.
A dormant offense has sprung to life as they scored 11 goals in two games after netting just 16 total during their losing streak. It’s been a team-wide effort for them as ten different players scored while 16 recorded a point in the two victories. Not bad for a team that had been extremely top-heavy in scoring for most of the season.
The Lightning could also be seeing a couple of different players as it appears young prospect Brayden Yager may draw into the line-up. ...