Utah Hockey Club vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Game Preview

The Utah Hockey Club hosts the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at the Amalie Arena at 5:00 P.M. MT / 7:00 P.M. EST. This is the second meeting between the two teams in less than a week, with Utah taking the first game 6-4 back on March 22. 

Utah finds themselves winning games but still falling behind in the Wild Card race due to the St. Louis Blues' ability to win games as well.

Player to Watch:

The player to watch in this game is Mikhail Sergachev, who returns to Tampa Bay for the first time since he was traded at the 2024 NHL Draft. 

He will be honored at the game tonight with a tribute video. Which will make it a very emotional return for Sergachev who started his career with the Lightning and won two Stanley Cup with.

Team Leaders:

Goals: Dylan Guenther (26)

Assists: Clayton Keller (54)

Points: Clayton Keller (78)

GWG: Dylan Guenther (9)

TOI: Mikhail Sergachev (25:18)

PPG: Dylan Guenther (12)

Shots: Clayton Keller (188)

Hits: Jack McBain (248)

Blocks: Ian Cole (179)

Wins: Karel Vejmelka (21)

Injuries: 

Liam O’Brien (lower body)

Robert Bortuzzo (lower body)

Connor Ingram (personal)

Western Wild Card Race:

WC 1: Minnesota Wild - 85 Points

WC 2: St. Louis Blues - 83 Points

        3: Vancouver Canucks - 80 Points

        4: Calgary Flames - 79 Points

        5: Utah Hockey Club - 75 Points

Where to watch: You can watch it on Utah 16 and Utah HC+.