On this chilly 59-degree December evening, we're gearing up for what promises to be a
22-13-3 - W4
Tampa Bay Lightning
21-16-2 - L3
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim - Honda Center
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM - PREGAME
Atlantic / Pacific
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
TBL
1
R
Nikita Kucherov
17G - 32A
(49P)
2
C
Jake Guentzel
18G - 21A
(39P)
3
L
Brandon Hagel
18G - 13A
(31P)
4
D
Darren Raddysh
8G - 19A
(27P)
5
C
Anthony Cirelli
10G - 12A
(22P)
TBL Injuries
Cernak, Erik
Hand
Day to Day
Cernak (hand) participated in Saturday's morning skate and could be nearing a return to the lineup, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Dec 31, 2025
McDonagh, Ryan
Undisclosed
Day to Day
McDonagh (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Sunday, per the NHL media site.
Dec 31, 2025
Sabourin, Scott
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Sabourin (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Tuesday, per Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com.
Jan 6, 2026
Lilleberg, Emil
Undisclosed
Week to Week
Lilleberg (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Monday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Jan 20, 2026
Hedman, Victor
Elbow
Week to Week
Hedman will undergo elbow surgery Monday and is expected to be out of action until the beginning of February, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports Friday.
Feb 1, 2026
Trades
Dec 28 2025
The Minnesota Wild acquired Boris Katchouk from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Michael Milne
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ANA
1
C
Leo Carlsson
17G - 25A
(42P)
2
R
Troy Terry
12G - 26A
(38P)
3
L
Cutter Gauthier
19G - 19A
(38P)
4
R
Beckett Sennecke
11G - 18A
(29P)
5
C
Mason McTavish
9G - 15A
(24P)
ANA Injuries
Gudas, Radko
Illness
Day to Day
Gudas (illness) won't play against the San Jose Sharks on Monday, according to Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune.
Dec 31, 2025
Vatrano, Frank
Upper Body
Day to Day
Vatrano (upper body) will miss Monday's game against the San Jose Sharks, per Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune.
Dec 31, 2025
Trades
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Goaltending
TBL
14-7-2
2.30 GAA
91.5% SV
ANA
13-9-1
3.12 GAA
88.9% SV
TBL
8-6-1
2.82 GAA
89.6% SV
ANA
3-4-0
3.78 GAA
86.5% SV
TBL
0-0-0
0.00 GAA
0.0% SV
ANA
5-3-1
3.25 GAA
88.4% SV
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ANA
0-0-0
9.00 GAA
76.9% SV
Goaltenders
TBL
22-13-3
GAA: 2.63
SV%: 0.903
vs
ANA
21-16-2
GAA: 3.51
SV%: 0.876