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Vancouver Canucks vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Saturday, October 17, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

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SNP · The Spot

Game preview

The Vancouver Canucks visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with puck drop at 4:00 PM ET. The game is on SNP and The Spot.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canucks

Game 6 of a road trip: Carolina, New Jersey, NY Rangers, NY Islanders and Florida, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 72026-10-07: no game
  2. 82026-10-08: at CAR
  3. 92026-10-09: no game
  4. 102026-10-10: at NJD
  5. 112026-10-11: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 122026-10-12: no game
  7. 132026-10-13: at NYI
  8. 142026-10-14: no game
  9. 152026-10-15: at FLA
  10. 162026-10-16: no game
  11. 172026-10-17: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,100 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Lightning

Another game at home.

  1. 72026-10-07: no game
  2. 82026-10-08: vs MIN
  3. 92026-10-09: no game
  4. 102026-10-10: at NYI
  5. 112026-10-11: no game
  6. 122026-10-12: no game
  7. 132026-10-13: at NYR
  8. 142026-10-14: no game
  9. 152026-10-15: vs SEA
  10. 162026-10-16: no game
  11. 172026-10-17: vs VAN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Vancouver CanucksCanucksTue, Oct 13 at NYI
  1. L1DeBrusk#74Pettersson#40Lekkerimäki#88
    10:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewCotter#47Karlsson#94Rossi#23
    9:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewO'Connor#18Ohgren#92Boeser#6
    8:48 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBains#13Sasson#63Gallagher#7
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewOleksiak#4Willander#5
    14:02 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHronek#17Pettersson#25
    10:52 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewSchenn#2Buium#8
    10:06 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1DeBrusk LPettersson CBoeser RLekkerimäki RHronek D3:44
  2. 2Cotter LOhgren LKarlsson CRossi CWillander D2:01

Penalty kill

  1. 1O'Connor LPettersson CHronek DPettersson D1:31
  2. 2Pettersson CSasson CHronek DWillander D0:54
Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VANTBL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

VAN 71% (13th most settled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

VAN 1:41 left (13th latest · 15 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VAN 48.2s (15th shortest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

VAN 32% (13th most often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series