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San Jose Sharks vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Tuesday, February 23, 2027 · Benchmark International Arena

San Jose SharksSan JoseSharksAway

vs

Tampa Bay LightningTampa BayLightningHome

SN · TVAS · The Spot · NBCSCA

Game preview

The San Jose Sharks visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday, February 23, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN, TVAS, The Spot and NBCSCA.

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

Rest and travel

Sharks

Game 3 of a road trip: Washington and Florida, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 132027-02-13: vs DET
  2. 142027-02-14: no game
  3. 152027-02-15: vs WPG
  4. 162027-02-16: no game
  5. 172027-02-17: no game
  6. 182027-02-18: no game
  7. 192027-02-19: at WSH
  8. 202027-02-20: no game
  9. 212027-02-21: at FLA
  10. 222027-02-22: no game
  11. 232027-02-23: at TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,498 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Lightning

Another game at home.

  1. 132027-02-13: vs COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 142027-02-14: no game
  3. 152027-02-15: no game
  4. 162027-02-16: vs FLA
  5. 172027-02-17: no game
  6. 182027-02-18: vs ANA
  7. 192027-02-19: no game
  8. 202027-02-20: vs TOR
  9. 212027-02-21: no game
  10. 222027-02-22: no game
  11. 232027-02-23: vs SJS
rest since last game
2 days
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

San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49
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.

SJSTBL

Settled lines

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

SJS 71% (12th 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

SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SJS 51.3s (2nd 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

SJS 33% (7th most often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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