The Tampa Bay Lightning (20-17-5) and New Jersey Devils (21-15-2) play at Amalie Arena on Thursday, January 11 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSSUN, and MSGSN. The Lightning knocked off the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in overtime in their most recent outing, while the Devils are coming off a 6-4 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
Lightning vs. Devils Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, January 11, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Lightning and Devils Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning score the sixth-most goals in the league (136 total, 3.2 per game).
- Defensively, the Lightning are allowing 145 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 29th in NHL play.
- Their goal differential (-9) ranks 21st in the league.
- The 38 power-play goals the Lightning have scored this season are second-best in the NHL (on 133 power-play chances).
- The Lightning have the league’s third-best power-play conversion rate (28.57%).
- The Lightning’s 80.51% penalty-kill success rate ranks 14th in the league.
- The Lightning have the ninth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 51.3%.
- The Lightning have a 10.8% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks ninth in the league.
- The Lightning have earned three shutouts this season. Their skaters average 18.5 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Key Players
- A productive offensive player this season for Tampa Bay, Nikita Kucherov has recorded 67 points.
- Brayden Point has 42 points (19 goals, 23 assists) to add to the team’s scoring efforts.
- Victor Hedman has created 39 points for Tampa Bay in 40 games this season, netting a goal on 7.4% of his shots and putting up six goals and 33 assists.
- Across 19 games played, Andrei Vasilevskiy has a goaltending record of 10-9-0. During those games, he’s allowed 55 goals while recording 474 saves.
Lightning Injuries
Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out),
Haydn Fleury: Hand (Out),
Tanner Jeannot: Lower Body (Out)
Devils Insights
- With 135 goals (3.6 per game), the Devils have the league’s ninth-best offense.
- The Devils’ total of 135 goals given up (3.6 per game) is 26th in the league.
- With a goal differential of 0, they are 16th in the league.
- With 34 power-play goals (on 119 chances), the Devils are sixth-best in the NHL.
- The Devils’ power-play percentage (28.57) ranks them third in the league.
- The Devils have two shorthanded goals (22nd in league).
- At 77.05, the Devils have the 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Devils win 54.2% of faceoffs, third-best in the NHL.
- With a shooting percentage of 11.3%, the Devils are fifth in the league.
- The Devils have not held their opponents scoreless yet this season.
Devils Key Players
- Jesper Bratt’s 14 goals and 31 assists in 38 games for New Jersey add up to 45 total points on the season.
- Jack Hughes is a key piece of the offense for New Jersey with 45 total points this season. He has scored 15 goals and added 30 assists in 32 games.
- Tyler Toffoli is a key contributor on offense for New Jersey with 16 goals and 12 assists.
- Vitek Vanecek is 14-7-1 on the season, allowing 73 goals (3.3 goals against average) and amassing 557 saves with an .884 save percentage (62nd in the league).
Devils Injuries
Nolan Foote: Upper Body (Out),
Dougie Hamilton: Pectoral Muscle (Out),
Tomas Nosek: Upper Body (Out),
Ondrej Palat: Lower Body (Questionable),
Timo Meier: Mid-Body (Out),
Jonas Siegenthaler: Foot (Out),
Jack Hughes: Upper Body (Out)