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Calgary Flames vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Thursday, December 17, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

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SNW · The Spot

Game preview

The Calgary Flames visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday, December 17, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SNW and The Spot.

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

Rest and travel

Flames

Game 4 of a road trip: NY Islanders, Philadelphia and Buffalo, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 72026-12-07: no game
  2. 82026-12-08: vs NSH
  3. 92026-12-09: no game
  4. 102026-12-10: at NYI
  5. 112026-12-11: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 122026-12-12: no game
  7. 132026-12-13: no game
  8. 142026-12-14: no game
  9. 152026-12-15: at BUF
  10. 162026-12-16: no game
  11. 172026-12-17: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,051 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,464 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Lightning

First home game after a 2-game road trip (St. Louis and Pittsburgh).

  1. 72026-12-07: vs CBJ
  2. 82026-12-08: no game
  3. 92026-12-09: no game
  4. 102026-12-10: vs BOS
  5. 112026-12-11: no game
  6. 122026-12-12: vs PIT
  7. 132026-12-13: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 142026-12-14: no game
  9. 152026-12-15: at PIT
  10. 162026-12-16: no game
  11. 172026-12-17: vs CGY
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~875 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,296 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

Calgary FlamesFlamesTue, Oct 13 at ANA
  1. L1Farabee#86Backlund#11Sharangovich#17
    10:49 together at 5v5
  2. L2Suniev#61Frost#16Coronato#27
    9:55 together at 5v5
  3. L3Strome#22Pospisil#76Gridin#92
    9:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Castagna#38Klapka#43Tsyplakov#72
    5:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Whitecloud#28Kuznetsov#37
    14:17 together at 5v5
  2. D2Bahl#7Nemec#71
    13:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Middleton#55Parekh#19
    10:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Farabee LFrost CCoronato RGridin RParekh D1:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Farabee LBacklund CWhitecloud DBahl D2:43
  2. 2Farabee LPospisil CMiddleton DWhitecloud 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.

CGYTBL

Settled lines

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

CGY 69% (16th 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

CGY 1:35 left (8th latest · 17 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CGY 44.8s (2nd 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

CGY 24% (2nd least often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series