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Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Saturday, March 6, 2027 · SAP Center at San Jose

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San Jose SharksSan JoseSharksHome

The Spot · NBCSCA

Game preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, March 6, 2027, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on The Spot and NBCSCA.

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

Rest and travel

Lightning

Game 3 of a road trip: Los Angeles and Anaheim, now San Jose.

  1. 242027-02-24: no game
  2. 252027-02-25: at DAL
  3. 262027-02-26: no game
  4. 272027-02-27: at CAR
  5. 282027-02-28: vs UTA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 12027-03-01: no game
  7. 22027-03-02: no game
  8. 32027-03-03: at LAK
  9. 42027-03-04: no game
  10. 52027-03-05: at ANA
  11. 62027-03-06: at SJS, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~332 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,511 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Sharks

Another game at home.

  1. 242027-02-24: no game
  2. 252027-02-25: at CAR
  3. 262027-02-26: no game
  4. 272027-02-27: at PHI
  5. 282027-02-28: no game
  6. 12027-03-01: vs MTL
  7. 22027-03-02: no game
  8. 32027-03-03: vs CBJ
  9. 42027-03-04: no game
  10. 52027-03-05: vs COL
  11. 62027-03-06: vs TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TBLSJS

Settled lines

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

TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)SJS 71% (12th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TBL 49.1s (11th longest)SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

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

Season series