Preview
The Vancouver Canucks (2-6-1, 1-4-1 on the road) visit the Tampa Bay Lightning (5-2-0, 4-0-0 at home) at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, FL on Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 4:00 PM ET (1:00 PM PT). Tampa Bay tied for 2nd in the Atlantic Division and Vancouver is 6th in the Pacific Division before the game. Tampa Bay has won 3 of its last 4. Vancouver has won 0 of its last 4.
Injury report
VAN 4 long-term · TB 1 long-term
Vancouver Canucks
Also out: 4 on injured reserve (Jack Thompson, Akil Thomas, Mackenzie MacEachern, Thatcher Demko).
Tampa Bay Lightning
Also out: 1 on injured reserve (Yanni Gourde).
Season so far, before the game
Goals Against Average VAN 4.56 · TB 2.71
| Season | VAN | TB |
|---|---|---|
| Goals Against Average | 4.56 | 2.71 |
| Shots Against per Game | 32.4 | 24.3 |
| Penalty Kill Percentage | 60.0 | 77.8 |
| Power Play Goals Against | 12 | 4 |
| Short Handed Goals Against | 0 | 0 |
| Goals For per Game | 3.11 | 3.00 |
| Shots per Game | 21.8 | 30.3 |
| Power Play Goals | 5 | 2 |
| Power Play Percentage | 17.9 | 7.4 |
| Short Handed Goals | 2 | 0 |
| Penalty Minutes | 81 | 62 |
- Goals: Brandon Hagel (TB), 6
- Assists: Nikita Kucherov (TB), 7
- Points: Brandon Hagel (TB), 10
- Goals: Paul Cotter (VAN), 4
- Assists: Elias Pettersson (VAN), 7
- Points: Elias Pettersson (VAN), 9
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