The NHL slate on Thursday features a game between the Tampa Bay Lightning (10-7-2) and the Edmonton Oilers (9-9-4), starting at 7:30 p.m. ET at Benchmark International Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Lightning are eighth in the Eastern Conference and the Oilers rank 11th in the Western Conference.
How to watch Edmonton Oilers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Edmonton vs. Tampa Bay odds
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Injury reports
Lightning
Ryan McDonagh: Out (Undisclosed),
Pontus Holmberg: Out (Undisclosed),
Max Crozier: Out (Undisclosed),
Erik Cernak: Day-To-Day (Lower Body),
Victor Hedman: Out (Undisclosed)
Oilers
Kasperi Kapanen: Out (Lower Body),
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: Out (Undisclosed),
Curtis Lazar: Out (Upper Body),
Noah Philp: Day-To-Day (Upper Body)
Stats to know
- Over 19 games played, Jake Guentzel has recorded 20 points (11 goals and nine assists).
- Andrei Vasilevskiy has a goals-against average of 2.6, and a .905 save percentage (20th in the league).
- Connor McDavid has nine goals and 23 assists for 32 total points this season.
- Stuart Skinner has an .880 save percentage (54th in the league). He has 344 saves, and has given up 47 goals (three goals-against average).
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