Utah Hockey Club (32-28-11, in the Central Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (41-25-5, in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Utah Hockey Club after Anthony Cirelli's two-goal game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Lightning's 6-1 win.
Tampa Bay has a 41-25-5 record overall and a 25-8-2 record in home games. The Lightning have given up 190 goals while scoring 249 for a +59 scoring differential.
Utah has a 17-14-4 record on the road and a 32-28-11 record overall. The Utah Hockey Club serve 9.5 penalty minutes per game to rank sixth in NHL play.
The matchup Thursday is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Utah Hockey Club won 6-4 in the last matchup. Alexander Kerfoot led the Utah Hockey Club with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brayden Point has 35 goals and 34 assists for the Lightning. Cirelli has six goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
Clayton Keller has 24 goals and 54 assists for the Utah Hockey Club. Nick Schmaltz has scored five goals and added five assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 5-4-1, averaging 3.2 goals, six assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Utah Hockey Club: 5-3-2, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.8 penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Lightning: None listed.
Utah Hockey Club: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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