Vancouver Canucks (2-1, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (1-2-1, sixth in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Vancouver Canucks after Brandon Hagel scored two goals in the Lightning's 3-2 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Tampa Bay went 46-30-6 overall and 28-8-8 in home games a season ago. The Lightning scored 3.4 goals per game last season while allowing 3.1 per game.
Vancouver had a 38-37-7 record overall and a 19-17-5 record in road games last season. The Canucks had a -26 goal differential last season, scoring 270 goals while giving up 296.
INJURIES: Lightning: Steven Stamkos: day to day (lower-body), Tyler Motte: out (upper body), Andrei Vasilevskiy: out (back).
Canucks: Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Teddy Blueger: out (leg).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
