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Tampa Bay Lightning

2026-27Regular season

In a playoff spot · 4th in the Atlantic · +6

Record

8-3-1

17 points · +6 goal differential

Next game

vs Red Wings

Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM ESTUSDSN (DET), The Spot (TBL)

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Lines and absences

Lineup

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ConfirmedSat, Oct 31 game

Last reported Sat, Oct 31Reported by Benjamin Pierce1:35 PM EDT(opens the source)

Forwards

F1GuentzelPointKucherov
F2HagelCirelliHolmberg
F3MikheyevJamesGoncalves
F4VielGeekieSabourin

Defence

D1McDonaghMoser
D2D’AstousCarlson
D3HedmanCrozier

In goal

Andrei VasilevskiyLast start Thu, Oct 29 vs WPG

League box score

Vasilevskiy: 3 of last 5·Hildeby: 2 of last 5 (box scores, not a projection)

No source has named the starter for Tue, Nov 3 yet.

Out or questionable · Tue, Nov 3

Yanni GourdeConfirmedIRReported by Eduardo A. EncinaSat 8:53 PM EDT(opens the source)

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File photo: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov shoots as Seattle Kraken defenders close in. — Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

CONTRACT

Oct 31, 2026

Lightning say they have no plans to trade Kucherov after reported request

Jon Cooper says the winger remains committed to Tampa Bay this season after Julien BriseBois rejected the prospect of a trade.

Schedule

Next 6 games

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Tue, Nov 3

Home vsRed Wings

7:00 PM ESTUSDSN (DET), The Spot (TBL)

Thu, Nov 5

Home vsBlackhawks

7:00 PM ESTUSThe Spot (TBL), CHSN (CHI)

Sat, Nov 7

Away atWild

8:00 PM ESTUSMINNHL (MIN), Wild+ (MIN), The Spot (TBL)

Sun, Nov 8

Away atJets

6:00 PM ESTCATSN3 (WPG)USThe Spot (TBL)

Wed, Nov 11

Away atSabres

7:00 PM ESTUSTNT, truTV, HBO MAX

Thu, Nov 12

Away atBlue Jackets

7:00 PM ESTUSCBJNHL (CBJ), CBJHN (CBJ), The Spot (TBL)

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2026-27

The season so far

8-3-117 PTS.708 pts%

4th in Atlantic6th in Eastern10th overallWildcard 1

Goals for

Against

Diff

Home6-0-0Away2-3-1StreakW1Last 107-2-1

Top of the Room

Scoring

Brandon Hagel TBL

L · 12 GP · G8 A8

1.33 / gm

Nikita Kucherov TBL

R · 12 GP · G4 A11

1.25 / gm

Jake Guentzel TBL

C · 12 GP · G7 A6

1.08 / gm

In goal

Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL

9 GP · 6-3-0

0.67 / gm

Dennis Hildeby TBL

3 GP · 2-0-1

0.67 / gm

2026-27

Skaters

#	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI
38	Brandon Hagel	L	12	8	8	16	-1	4	55	14.5%	21:35
86	Nikita Kucherov	R	12	4	11	15	+2	6	34	11.8%	20:45
59	Jake Guentzel	C	12	7	6	13	+4	2	35	20.0%	20:22
21	Brayden Point	C	12	3	7	10	+4	4	25	12.0%	19:10
29	Pontus Holmberg	R	12	4	6	10	+2	10	20	20.0%	14:33
71	Anthony Cirelli	C	12	4	4	8	+1	4	17	23.5%	17:26
51	Charle-Edouard D'Astous	D	11	2	4	6	-1	10	18	11.1%	16:09
74	John Carlson	D	12	4	2	6	-1	2	31	12.9%	19:12
77	Victor Hedman	D	11	2	2	4	+4	2	13	15.4%	14:00
95	Ilya Mikheyev	R	12	2	2	4	+1	0	15	13.3%	14:46
24	Max Crozier	D	6	0	3	3	0	2	11	0.0%	16:51
94	Conor Geekie	C	12	3	0	3	-1	2	16	18.8%	11:51
27	Ryan McDonagh	D	12	0	2	2	+6	4	7	0.0%	16:14
81	Erik Cernak	D	12	0	2	2	+6	2	15	0.0%	19:01
93	Gage Goncalves	C	11	0	2	2	0	0	11	0.0%	15:48
17	Dominic James	C	4	0	2	2	+2	4	4	0.0%	12:33
28	Zemgus Girgensons	C	11	1	1	2	+1	2	14	7.1%	13:33
25	Jeff Viel	L	9	0	1	1	-3	16	7	0.0%	9:38
49	Scott Sabourin	R	2	0	1	1	+1	5	1	0.0%	9:28
10	Jansen Harkins	C	1	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0%	10:55
90	J.J. Moser	D	12	0	0	0	+3	4	13	0.0%	17:57
78	Emil Lilleberg	D	6	0	0	0	-2	11	2	0.0%	12:42