National Hockey League
Preview
Tampa Bay at San Jose
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, January 2, 2025
Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Matchup Edge
TB Edge in: SJ
Offense
Defense
Power Play
Penalty Kill
Face Offs
Discipline
Goaltending
Quick Hits

Overall Team Offense

  • The San Jose Sharks are ranked 27 on offense, averaging 2.6 goals per game. The Sharks are scoring 18.0% on the power play for a total of 22 power play goals.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning are ranked 1 on offense, averaging 3.9 goals per game. The Lightning are scoring 26.9% on the power play for a total of 28 power play goals.

Home and Away

  • At home the Sharks are averaging 2.9 goals per game, and giving up 3.6 goals against on defense.
  • On the road, the Lightning are averaging 4.1 goals per game, and giving up 3.2 goals against on defense.
Stats and Records
Team Comparison
  W/L Strk Home Away
Tampa Bay 20-12-1-1 L1 11-6-0-1 9-6-1-0
San Jose 11-23-2-4 L8 6-12-1-0 5-11-1-4
Last Meeting
Tampa Bay San Jose
Date Away Home S SV PP S SV PP
12/5/24 SJ 1 TB 8 35 20 1-2 21 27 0-3
Player Stats
Previous Matchup
Total Points Player  
Tampa Bay B. Point 4
San Jose J. Rutta 1
Goals Player  
Tampa Bay B. Hagel 2
San Jose A. Wennberg 1
Assists Player  
Tampa Bay B. Point 4
San Jose J. Rutta 1
Saves Player  
Tampa Bay A. Vasilevskiy 20
San Jose M. Blackwood 20
Season
Total Points Player  
Tampa Bay N. Kucherov 56
San Jose M. Granlund 35
Goals Player  
Tampa Bay B. Point 23
San Jose T. Toffoli 15
Assists Player  
Tampa Bay N. Kucherov 38
San Jose M. Granlund 24
Saves Player  
Tampa Bay A. Vasilevskiy 694
San Jose V. Vanecek 413
Quickchart Matchup
Tampa Bay Off vs  San Jose Def
3.94 GF
3.55 GA
28 Shots
32.7 Shots
28 PP
28 PK
San Jose Off vs  Tampa Bay Def
2.62 GF
2.82 GA
27.3 Shots
28.8 Shots
22 PP
18 PK