Tampa Bay is heading here after a disappointing showing in their last fully played game. The loss was to the Flames by a score of 4-1, but the Lightning do play the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. Prior to playing the Oilers the Lightning are sitting on a 37-14-6 record on the year overall.
When it comes to the offense the Lighting have scored a total of 3.42 goals per game. The Lightning have converted on the power play at a clip of 20.5% of the time. The penalty kill for the Lightning have killed off 80.8% of the power plays. The defense for Tampa Bay has allowed only 2.84 goals per game on the year.
The Canucks are coming in after losing in their last game in overtime. The loss for the Canucks came against the Washington Capitals by a score of 4-3. The Vancouver Canucks are sitting on a record of 29-23-7 on the year overall.
Vancouver has ended up converting on the power play at a clip of only 21.7% on the year and the penalty kill for the Canucks has killed off 70.2% of the power plays. The offense for Vancouver has ended up getting 2.86 goals per game, but the defense for the Canucks is evenly matched giving up 2.86 goals per game.
