Tampa Bay Lightning (11-3-2) at Winnipeg Jets (6-8-3)
Venue: Canada Life Centre
Date: Tonight – Sunday, November 8
Time: 6:00 pm EST
How To Watch: TSN3
Radio: 680 CJOB

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Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

Tampa Bay arrives in Winnipeg on the second half of a back-to-back after rallying from a two-goal third-period deficit for a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory in Minnesota on Saturday night. Due to the quick turnaround, head coach Jon Cooper opted against holding a morning skate ahead of the second stop on their four-game road trip.

Starter Andrei Vasilevskiy is expected to return to the crease tonight after backup Dennis Hildeby turned aside 19 shots against the Wild. On the roster front, the Tampa Bay Lightning remain nearly at full strength, with forward Yanni Gourde (hip) serving as the club’s lone injury absence.

Defenseman Emil Lilleberg is projected to enter the lineup in place of Max Crozier, while forward Scott Sabourin is expected to be a healthy scratch. A victory tonight would sweep the two-game series against Winnipeg, following Tampa Bay’s 6-4 win at home last month, and keep the Bolts firmly atop the Atlantic Division.

Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:

Winnipeg enters Sunday’s matchup with renewed momentum after snapping a nine-game skid with a historic 5-4 overtime comeback in Montreal and a dominant 6-2 rout of the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.

On the injury front, top-pairing defenseman Josh Morrissey practiced in a regular jersey on Saturday for the first time in a month, though head coach Scott Arniel confirmed he will not play tonight. Additionally, defenseman Elias Salomonsson has taken a leave of absence to attend to a personal matter, prompting the club to recall Henry Thrun from the AHL’s Manitoba Moose on an emergency basis. Forward Nick Bjugstad (pectoral) and Vladislav Namestnikov (undisclosed) also remain sidelined, while Haydn Fleury is cleared to play after blocking a shot with his hand on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the Winnipeg Jets are celebrating their fifth annual Filipino Heritage Night at Canada Life Centre against a Lightning squad playing the second half of a back-to-back. A victory tonight would mark the Jets’ first three-game winning streak of the 2026–27 season and give them a measure of revenge after falling 6-4 in Tampa late last month.

Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines

Guentzel – Point – Kucherov
Hagel – Cirelli – Goncalves
Mikheyev – Girgensons – Holmberg
Viel – Geekie – Sabourin

McDonagh – Cernak
Carlson – D’Astous
Hedman – Moser

Vasilevskiy
Hildeby

Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines

Connor – Scheifele – Vilardi
Perfetti – Yager – Mercer
Iafallo – Lowry – Bjorck
Koepke – Barron – Rosen

Samberg – Pionk
Ferraro – DeMelo
Fleury – Bauer

Skinner
Stevenson

Players To Watch:

Tampa Bay Lightning

Jake Guentzel: The top-line winger has been red-hot over the past 10 games (15 points) and fueled Saturday’s comeback in his home state with two goals and an assist, bringing his season total to 10 goals and 18 points.

Nikita Kucherov: Despite ongoing trade request headlines, the reigning MVP snapped a seven-game goal drought with Saturday’s overtime power-play winner—his 10th career OT goal—and leads Tampa Bay with 22 points (5 goals, 17 assists) on the season.

Winnipeg Jets

Kyle Connor: The star winger paces Winnipeg with 13 goals and 19 points through 17 games, and he has been instrumental in the team’s offensive resurgence with four points over his last two outings.

Dawson Mercer: Since his arrival to Winnipeg, Mercer broke out against Vancouver with his first goal and a multi-point night for Winnipeg, giving him growing chemistry on the second line alongside Cole Perfetti and Brayden Yager.

Next game

Tampa Bay Lightning – November 11 vs Buffalo Sabres
Winnipeg Jets – November 10 vs New Jersey Devils