The Tampa Bay Lightning continue its northwestern swing in search of first win in Calgary over the Flames since 2018.
With the National Hockey League’s second best offense in tow, the Tampa Bay Lightning continue their four-game road trip on Thursday night as they visit the Scotiabank Saddledome looking for their first win in three visits to Alberta as they take on the Calgary Flames in the first of two meetings between the teams this season. The Flames have won two of their last four games after a 4-3 win at Nashville on Tuesday and have won six of their last seven games at home. Calgary has struggled to light the lamp this season scoring 2.59 goals per game, ranking the Flames 26th in the league on offense.
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Game Date: Dec. 12, 2024
Game Time: 9:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Sun
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In his 11th season with Tampa Bay. Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov is seventh in the league with his team-high 38 points and comes into this game on a five-game points streak. Kucherov, a second-round selection by Tampa Bay in the 2011 NHL Draft, has four 100-point campaigns in the last six years posting a career-high 144 points including 100 assists last season becoming just the sixth player in NHL history to eclipse the century mark in a season.
Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf leads the Calgary defensive effort with eight wins in his first 14 starts with a career best 2.84 goals against average including his first career shutout. Wolf has been battered in his last three starts allowing 16 goals in a trio of losses.
Calgary has won three straight in this series, all coming by two or more goals, and have won three in a row at home against the Lightning by a combined 14-6 score.
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