NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vancouver Canucks overnight into Friday, January 8
03:00
Swedish time
in 62 days and 2 hours
Local time: 18:00, Thursday, January 7
Tampa Bay Lightning visit Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena overnight into Friday, January 8. The puck drops at 03:00 Swedish time, which is 18:00 at the arena.
Lightning are 3rd in the Atlantic with 22 points from 15 games, while Canucks are 8th in the Pacific with 7 points from 18. It is meeting 2 of 2 between the teams this season. 9 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Elias Pettersson and Jonathan Lekkerimäki.
The Swedes in the game
#29
Pontus HolmbergRW
11 P15 games, 4 goals, 7 assists
Last 5: 6 P · vs Canucks: 2 P in 4
#77
Victor HedmanD
6 P14 games, 4 goals, 2 assists
Last 5: 2 P · vs Canucks: 14 P in 24
#35
Dennis HildebyG
.8853 games, 2-0-0, 2.98 GAA
Last 3: 2-0-1 · vs Canucks: 1-1-0
#40
Elias PetterssonC
18 P18 games, 4 goals, 14 assists
Last 5: 5 P · vs Lightning: 9 P in 13
#88
Jonathan LekkerimäkiRW
14 P18 games, 6 goals, 8 assists
Last 5: 5 P · vs Lightning: 1 P in 1
#94
Linus KarlssonC
10 P18 games, 4 goals, 6 assists
Last 5: 2 P · vs Lightning: 3 P in 3
#92
Liam ÖhgrenLW
9 P17 games, 6 goals, 3 assists
Last 5: 4 P · vs Lightning: 1 P in 3
#25
Elias PetterssonD
4 P18 games, 3 goals, 1 assists
Last 5: 0 P · vs Lightning: 0 P in 3
#5
Tom WillanderD
3 PInjured, expected back NOV 7
16 games, 0 goals, 3 assists
Last 5: 0 P · vs Lightning: 0 P in 3
The teams going in
| TBL | Comparison | VAN |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Points | 7 |
| 15 | Games | 18 |
| 10-3-2 | W-L-OT | 3-14-1 |
| 3rd Atlantic | In the division | 8th Pacific |
| 7th | In the NHL | 32nd |
| 3.73 | Goals per game | 2.94 |
| 3.07 | Against per game | 4.61 |
| +10 | Goal difference | -30 |
| 6-2-2 | Last 10 | 1-8-1 |
| W2 | Streak | L4 |
| 2-3-2 | Road / home this year | 1-7-0 |
| 1 day | Rest before | 1 day |
Standings as of November 6, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
VAN46 %22 wins
TBL50 %24 wins
Even: the teams have won about as often.2 ties (4 %)
VAN@TBL
2–4October 17, 2026 · 3w ago
9Swedes in action3 G1 A4 P
TBL@VAN
6–2March 20, 2026 · 7mo ago
9Swedes in action2 G1 A3 P
VAN@TBL
6–2November 16, 2025 · 11mo ago
6Swedes in action2 G2 A4 P
TBL@VAN
4–2December 8, 2024 · 1y ago
4Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
VAN@TBL
1–4October 16, 2024 · 2y ago
3Swedes in action