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Winnipeg Jets vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Thursday, October 29, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

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TSN3 · The Spot

Game preview

The Winnipeg Jets visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday, October 29, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN3 and The Spot.

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

Rest and travel

Jets

First game of a road trip.

  1. 192026-10-19: no game
  2. 202026-10-20: at STL
  3. 212026-10-21: no game
  4. 222026-10-22: at DAL
  5. 232026-10-23: no game
  6. 242026-10-24: no game
  7. 252026-10-25: vs MTL
  8. 262026-10-26: no game
  9. 272026-10-27: vs FLA
  10. 282026-10-28: no game
  11. 292026-10-29: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,703 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,703 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Lightning

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Vegas, Colorado and Utah).

  1. 192026-10-19: no game
  2. 202026-10-20: at VGK
  3. 212026-10-21: no game
  4. 222026-10-22: no game
  5. 232026-10-23: at COL
  6. 242026-10-24: at UTA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 252026-10-25: no game
  8. 262026-10-26: no game
  9. 272026-10-27: no game
  10. 282026-10-28: no game
  11. 292026-10-29: vs WPG
rest since last game
4 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,887 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,853 mi
on this 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

Winnipeg JetsJetsTue, Oct 13 vs MIN
  1. L1Connor#81Scheifele#55Perfetti#91
    11:17 together at 5v5
  2. L2Iafallo#9Lowry#17Rosen#27
    11:14 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewVilardi#13Björck#61Niederreiter#62
    11:00 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKoepke#45Namestnikov#7Barron#36
    8:43 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamberg#54Pionk#4
    12:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDeMelo#2Ferraro#38
    11:16 together at 5v5
  3. D3Fleury#24Bauer#77
    10:38 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connor LScheifele CVilardi CPerfetti CPionk D1:36

Penalty kill

  1. 1Connor LIafallo LDeMelo DFerraro D0:43
  2. 2Lowry CBarron CDeMelo DSamberg D0:42
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.

WPGTBL

Settled lines

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

WPG 76% (4th 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

WPG 1:35 left (7th latest · 20 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

WPG 48.8s (12th longest)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

WPG 27% (9th least often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series