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Lightning vs. Sharks: Your Ultimate Game Day Guide
NHL.com
January 20, 2026•2 days ago

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The Tampa Bay Lightning will host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, January 20th. This marks the only home game between the two teams this season. Tampa Bay previously defeated San Jose 7-3 on January 3rd, with Nikita Kucherov and Darren Raddysh delivering strong performances. The Lightning hold a favorable all-time record against the Sharks.
Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning's matchup against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday:
When: Tuesday, January 20 - 7 p.m. ET
Where: Benchmark International Arena - Tampa, FL
TV coverage: The Spot - Tampa Bay 66 (check local listings)
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: TampaBayLightning.com/Stream Now
Lines from Friday's game (subject to change)
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nikita Kucherov
Gage Goncalves - Dominic James - Jake Guentzel
Zemgus Girgensons - Yanni Gourde - Pontus Holmberg
Oliver Bjorkstrand - Nick Paul - Jack Finley
Defensemen
JJ Moser - Darren Raddysh
Charle-Edouard D'Astous - Erik Cernak
Declan Carlile - Max Crozier
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brandon Halverson
Tuesday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday for the only time this 2025-26 season, a game that closes the season series between the clubs...Tampa Bay won the first meeting between the teams 7-3 on Jan. 3 at SAP Center...Nikita Kucherov scored 1-4—5 in that game, defenseman Darren Raddysh had a hat-trick and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves...The Lightning hold a 29-21-3 all-time record against San Jose, including a 15-10-2 record on home ice...Steven Stamkos is the team’s career scoring leader versus the Sharks with 15-16—31 in 23 matchups, while Kucherov leads all active Bolts with 8-18—26 in 20 career games...Vasilevskiy is 9-3-0 with a .921 save percentage with a 2.22 goals against average against the Sharks over his NHL career...Goalie Jonas Johansson is 1-0-0 as a Bolt when playing the Sharks with a 23-save shutout on Oct. 26, 2023, his lone career NHL start against San Jose.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Stadium Series Blanket
Temperatures are dropping, and it's time to bundle up for the Stadium Series outdoor game! Grab your Tampa Bay Lightning Stadium Series blanket today, available now in store at Benchmark International Arena, and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
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