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St. Louis Blues vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Tuesday, December 22, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

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Game preview

The St. Louis Blues visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday, December 22, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV, HBO MAX and SN+.

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

Rest and travel

Blues

Game 4 of a road trip: Boston, Washington and Florida, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 122026-12-12: at DAL
  2. 132026-12-13: vs TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 142026-12-14: no game
  4. 152026-12-15: vs WPG
  5. 162026-12-16: no game
  6. 172026-12-17: at BOS
  7. 182026-12-18: no game
  8. 192026-12-19: at WSH
  9. 202026-12-20: no game
  10. 212026-12-21: at FLA
  11. 222026-12-22: at TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,510 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Lightning

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Toronto and Detroit).

  1. 122026-12-12: vs PIT
  2. 132026-12-13: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 142026-12-14: no game
  4. 152026-12-15: at PIT
  5. 162026-12-16: no game
  6. 172026-12-17: vs CGY
  7. 182026-12-18: no game
  8. 192026-12-19: at TOR
  9. 202026-12-20: at DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 212026-12-21: no game
  11. 222026-12-22: vs STL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~996 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,300 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

St. Louis BluesBluesTue, Oct 13 at OTT
  1. L1Holloway#81Thomas#18Snuggerud#21
    11:03 together at 5v5
  2. L2Buchnevich#89Neighbours#63Dvorsky#15
    8:14 together at 5v5
  3. L3McMichael#77McTavish#83Berggren#29
    7:54 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJohnston#49Suter#22Peterson#32
    6:22 together at 5v5
  1. D1Fowler#17Carlo#25
    12:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Broberg#6Jiricek#36
    11:04 together at 5v5
  3. D3Parayko#55Barron#72
    9:25 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Buchnevich LMcMichael LMcTavish CDvorsky RFowler D1:40
  2. 2Holloway LNeighbours LThomas CSnuggerud RJiricek D1:38

Penalty kill

  1. 1Buchnevich LSuter CParayko DBroberg D1:42
  2. 2Buchnevich LSuter CFowler DCarlo D1:18
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.

STLTBL

Settled lines

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

STL 71% (10th 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

STL 1:07 left (latest · 13 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

STL 46.6s (6th 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

STL 26% (8th least often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series