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Anaheim Ducks vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Thursday, February 18, 2027 · Benchmark International Arena

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Prime Video · The Spot · KCOP-13

Game preview

The Anaheim Ducks visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday, February 18, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on Prime Video, The Spot and KCOP-13.

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

Rest and travel

Ducks

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

  1. 82027-02-08: no game
  2. 92027-02-09: vs DET
  3. 102027-02-10: no game
  4. 112027-02-11: vs CHI
  5. 122027-02-12: no game
  6. 132027-02-13: at NSH
  7. 142027-02-14: no game
  8. 152027-02-15: at BOS
  9. 162027-02-16: at WSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 172027-02-17: no game
  11. 182027-02-18: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~819 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,915 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Lightning

Another game at home.

  1. 82027-02-08: no game
  2. 92027-02-09: no game
  3. 102027-02-10: no game
  4. 112027-02-11: no game
  5. 122027-02-12: vs DAL
  6. 132027-02-13: vs COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 142027-02-14: no game
  8. 152027-02-15: no game
  9. 162027-02-16: vs FLA
  10. 172027-02-17: no game
  11. 182027-02-18: vs ANA
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

Anaheim DucksDucksTue, Oct 13 vs CGY
  1. L1NewKillorn#17Carlsson#91Sennecke#45
    11:31 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewGranlund#64Nesterenko#13Colangelo#12
    8:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3Malott#39Washe#42Caulfield#28
    7:39 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGreer#18McQueen#95Vatrano#77
    6:54 together at 5v5
  1. D1LaCombe#2Warren#47
    14:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHelleson#14Mintyukov#98
    12:51 together at 5v5
  3. D3Hinds#55Luneau#67
    12:26 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Granlund CCarlsson CCaulfield RSennecke RLaCombe D4:36
  2. 2Killorn LMcQueen CVatrano RColangelo RLuneau D0:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Granlund CHelleson DMintyukov D0:51
  2. 2Washe CLaCombe DWarren D0:37
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.

ANATBL

Settled lines

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

ANA 62% (9th most shuffled)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

ANA 1:55 left (12th earliest · 19 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

ANA 47.0s (8th 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

ANA 26% (6th least often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series