TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:
LAST GAME
Lightning 3 at Edmonton 5
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s five-game winning streak came to an end Thursday night with a 5-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place…The Bolts fell to 29-14-1 on the season with a road record 12-10-0…The Lightning dropped to 3-5-0 in the second game of back-to-back sets this season…Ryan McLeod opened the scoring for EDM at the 6:13 mark of the first…Leon Draisaitl scored a power-play goal and gave EDM a 2-0 lead with 3:17 remaining in the first period…After Alex Killorn took a pass from Anthony Cirelli and rang a shot off the post, Brandon Hagel jumped on the rebound and made it a 2-1 game just 1:30 into the second period…Zach Hyman answered 1:38 later to give EDM a 3-1 lead…Steven Stamkos got Tampa Bay back within one when he took a pass from Brayden Point and hammered a one-timer past Jack Campbell with 12:09 remaining in the second period as Victor Hedman recorded the secondary helper…At the 12:03 mark of the middle frame, Nikita Kucherov sent a backhand feed to the left point for Hedman, who sent a one-touch pass to the back door, where Point redirected the puck top shelf for his team-leading 27th goal of the season to tie the game at three…Connor McDavid gave EDM a 4-3 lead 2:10 into the third period before Hyman scored an empty-net goal with 2:12 remaining to close out the game…Andrei Vasilevskiy started in goal for the Bolts and made 29 saves on 33 shots against.
PP: TBL – 0-2 EDM – 1-4
SOG: TBL – 31 EDM – 34
Attendance: 17,742
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Flames are playing the second of two matchups this season and the only meeting at Scotiabank Saddledome…The Bolts skated to a 4-1 victory in the first meeting between the two teams Nov. 17 at AMALIE Arena…Milan Lucic scored the first goal of the game at the 7:28 mark of the first period, but Tampa Bay successfully challenged for offside and the goal was overturned…Just 35 seconds after the Lucic goal was overturned, Steven Stamkos scored his ninth goal of the season and gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead with Mikhail Sergachev picking up the lone assist…Nikita Kucherov gave the Bolts a 2-0 lead on the power play with 1:44 left in the second period when he beat Jacob Markstrom over the glove with Stamkos and Sergachev earning the helpers…Calgary made it a one-goal game with a power-play goal at the 4:53 mark of the third off the stick of Elias Lindholm…Tampa Bay got an immediate answer just 10 seconds later when Philippe Myers scored his first goal as a member of the Lightning with a shot from the point…Kucherov got his second goal of the game when he found the empty net with 14 seconds remaining in regulation…Andrei Vasilevskiy made 39 saves on 40 shots against in his sixth win of the season…Tampa Bay is 7-3-0 in both the last 10 games at CGY and the last 10 games vs. CGY overall…The Bolts have scored 18 goals over their last four trips to CGY…The Lightning have won six of their last seven games vs. CGY…Stamkos has picked up points in seven of his last nine games vs. CGY (6-3—9)…Kucherov has recorded a multipoint game in five of his last six games vs. CGY (3-9—12)…Alex Killorn has picked up points and scored a goal in four straight games at CGY (6-4—10)…Vasilevskiy is 5-1-0 in his last six starts vs. CGY with a .915 save percentage and 2.67 goals against average…Tampa Bay is 24-16-1 with one tie all-time vs. CGY, including a road record of 11-8-1…Kucherov (5-11—16) holds the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. CGY.
TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. CGY
- Nikita Kucherov – 16 pts. (5-11—16, 15 GP)
T2. Vincent Lecavalier – 14 pts. (5-9—14, 14 GP)
T2. Steven Stamkos – 14 pts. (9-5—14, 16 GP)
T4. Martin St. Louis – 13 pts. (8-5—13, 10 GP)
T4. Alex Killorn – 13 pts. (8-5—13, 14 GP)
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the fifth and final game of a season-long, five-game road trip tonight…The Bolts will play eight of their 13 games in January on the road…The Lightning are 7-3-0 against Pacific Division opponents and 14-5-0 against the Western Conference this season…Tampa Bay is 12-10-0 on the road this season.
INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 90
Current Injuries:
Nick Perbix (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 3 Games
TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 15 – Assigned F Rudolfs Balcers to AHL Syracuse for conditioning
Jan. 2 – Signed D Nick Perbix to a two-year contract extension
GAME POINT
Tampa Bay forward Brayden Point recorded his 17th multi-point game of the season with one goal and one assist Jan. 19 at EDM…Point has pointed in seven of his last nine games vs. EDM (3-8—11)…Point has found the scoresheet in 11 of his last 13 contests (11-7—18)…Point has scored a goal in 14 of his last 20 games (17-8—24)…Point (27-22— 49) leads all Lightning skaters in goals, game-winning goals (7) and even-strength goals (18), while ranking second in even-strength points (33), third in both points and power-play points (16) and fifth in assists…Point is tied with Steven Stamkos for the Bolts team lead in power-play goals with nine…Point’s 27 goals are tied for the ninth-most among all NHL skaters…Only Leon Draisaitl and Kyle Connor (8 each) have scored more game-winning goals than Point this season…Point (194-223—417, 461 GP) ranks fifth in Lightning franchise history in goals, while ranking ninth in points and 10th in assists…Point’s career average of 0.90 points per game ranks fifth all-time among third-round draft picks in NHL history…Point has recorded the third-most points off all skaters drafted in the 2014 NHL Draft and is the only skater in the top five that was drafted outside of the first round…Point is averaging 3.09 shots per game, the first time that he’s averaged over three shots per game in his career.
CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:
FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
JANUARY 18, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [1] vs. Colorado Avalanche [4]
The Calgary Flames began a four-game homestand on Wednesday nigh when they welcomed the Colorado Avalanche to the Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary fell behind the eight-ball early after Mikko Rantanen fired home a one-timer to give the Avs an early advantage, followed by a pair of goals by Artturi Lehkonen to make it 3-0 Colorado through 20. There would be no scoring change in the second despite the teams combining for 24 shots in the middle stanza. In the third the Flames tried to start a rally after Tyler Toffoli ripped a shot past Alexandar Georgiev to give the Flames life, and cut Colorado’s lead to two. But that is as close as Calgary would come, and the Flames fell 4-1.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Toffoli (16)
GOALIE: Markstrom 27/30, .900 Sv%)
PP: 1/2 (50%)
PK: 2/3 (66%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-2-1
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
January 18, 2023 COL [4] vs. CGY [1] Lehkonen Markstrom Georgiev
January 16, 2023 CGY [1] at NSH [2] Parssinen Markstrom Saros
January 14, 2023 CGY [6] at DAL [5] Tanev Vladar Wedgewood
January 12, 2023 CGY [4] at STL [1] Dube Vladar Greiss
January 10, 2023 CGY [3] at STL 4 Thomas Markstrom Binnington
*shootout winning goal
FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
January 21, 2023 1:00pm vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Scotiabank Saddledome
January 23, 2023 7:30pm vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Scotiabank Saddledome
January 26, 2023 7:00pm vs. Chicago Blackhawks Scotiabank Saddledome
January 27, 2023 8:00pm at Seattle Kraken Climate Pledge Arena
February 6, 2023 5:30pm at New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second of two matchups this season between the Flames and Lightning. The Flames lost in Tampa 4-1 earlier this season. This is a Pacific Division versus Atlantic Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 2-4-2 against Atlantic Division opponents this season and a record of 7-8-5 against Eastern Conference opponents.
LAST TIME VERSUS THE BOLTS:
The Calgary Flames began a season-long six-game road trip at Amalie Arena against the Tampa Bay Lightning back on November 17th. Steven Stamkos scored halfway through the first period to give Tampa the lead through 20. In the second the Flames would outshoot the Lightning 16-6, but Nikita Kucherov would score the only goal of the frame on the power play to extend Tampa’s lead. In the third, Nazem Kadri would deflect an Elias Lindholm shot to give the Flames life and draw Calgary within one. But that’s as close as the Flames would get, and Tampa would score 10 seconds later and add an empty netter to win 4-1.
AFTERNOON GAMES:
This will be the first of three afternoon games at the Scotiabank Saddledome this season and the fourth of seven The Flames will play in overall. The Flames come into today’s matinee with a 2-1-0 record in afternoon games with wins in Florida and Dallas, they fell in their other contest fell in Carolina. Calgary’s two remaining afternoon games at home come on February 20th versus the Flyers and March 25th against San Jose.
DID YOU KNOW?
The Flames lead the NHL with 28 games decided by one goal. MacKenzie Weegar’s lone career goal versus Tampa Bay was a game-winning goal, coming on May 10th, 2021 in a 4-0 win. The Flames are 8-1-2 at the Saddledome when Blake Coleman scores since he signed with the team prior to the start of last season.
CALGARY FLAMES vs. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. TBL 17-19-1-5 9-8-0-3 8-11-1-2 3-6-1 L1
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
1:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet, CBC
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960
2022-23 Season Series: 0-1-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-1-0)
Nov. 17, 2022 – CGY [ 1] at TBL [4]
Jan. 21, 2023 – TBL at CGY
2021-22 Season Record vs. TBL: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Last Home Win vs. TBL: March 10, 2022 – Tampa Bay [1] vs. Calgary [4]
Last Road Win @ TBL: January 11, 2018 – Calgary [5] at Tampa Bay [1]
Last Home Loss vs. TBL: December 20, 2018 – Tampa Bay [5] vs. Calgary 4
Last Road Loss @ TBL: November 17, 2022 – Calgary [1] at Tampa Bay [4]
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Dec. 18 – recalled Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL); placed Chris Tanev (D) on IR (retroactive)
Dec. 20 – recalled Nick DeSimone (D) from Calgary (AHL); placed Dennis Gilbert (D) on IR
Dec. 20 – reassigned Radim Zohorna (F) to Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 24 – reassigned Matthew Phillips (F) and Nick DeSimone (D) to Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 27 – recalled Radim Zohorna (F) from Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 28 – activated Dennis Gilbert (D) from IR
Dec. 29 – reassigned Dennis Gilbert (D) and Radim Zohorna (F) to Calgary (AHL)
Dec. 30 – recalled Radim Zohorna (F) from Calgary (AHL)
Jan. 7 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL); placed Brett Ritchie (F) on IR
Jan. 13 – reassigned Radim Zohorna (F) to Calgary (AHL)
FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 34)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (6 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 18)
