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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Anaheim Ducks prediction

Tampa Bay Lightning7–3–1 · Home Anaheim Ducks5–6–1 · Away07:00 PMFeb 18

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Tampa Bay Lightning

Last game: Oct 29

88VasilevskiyProjected

21PointLW

59GuentzelC

86KucherovRW

1st line

8:53 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
21	Brayden Point LW	16:10	3	7	10
59	Jake Guentzel C	18:17	7	5	12
86	Nikita Kucherov RW	13:55	4	10	14

36 points this season

38HagelLW

71CirelliC

29HolmbergRW

2nd line

10:04 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
38	Brandon Hagel LW	17:08	8	8	16
71	Anthony Cirelli C	14:50	4	4	8
29	Pontus Holmberg RW	13:27	4	6	10

34 points this season

DJ17JamesLW

93GoncalvesC

95MikheyevRW

3rd line

5:01 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
17	Dominic James LW	9:30	0	2	2
93	Gage Goncalves C	10:00	0	2	2
95	Ilya Mikheyev RW	12:34	2	2	4

8 points this season

77HedmanD

81ČernákD

1st pair

9:44 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
77	Victor Hedman D	15:34	2	2	4
81	Erik Černák D	15:03	0	2	2

6 points this season

51D'AstousD

74CarlsonD

2nd pair

8:28 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
51	Charle-Edouard D'Astous D	16:51	2	4	6
74	John Carlson D	11:00	4	2	6

12 points this season

90MoserD

27McDonaghD

3rd pair

9:37 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
90	J.J. Moser D	13:51	0	0	0
27	Ryan McDonagh D	13:45	0	2	2

2 points this season

Power play unit 1

1:49 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
59	Jake Guentzel F	18:17	7	5	12
38	Brandon Hagel F	17:08	8	8	16
21	Brayden Point F	16:10	3	7	10
86	Nikita Kucherov F	13:55	4	10	14
51	Charle-Edouard D'Astous D	16:51	2	4	6

58 points this season

59GuentzelF

95MikheyevF

77HedmanD EL78LillebergD

Penalty kill unit 1

1:06 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
59	Jake Guentzel F	18:17	7	5	12
95	Ilya Mikheyev F	12:34	2	2	4
77	Victor Hedman D	15:34	2	2	4
78	Emil Lilleberg D	8:38	0	0	0

20 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

0:54 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
38	Brandon Hagel F	17:08	8	8	16
71	Anthony Cirelli F	14:50	4	4	8
81	Erik Černák D	15:03	0	2	2
90	J.J. Moser D	13:51	0	0	0

26 points this season

Goalies: Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 (Projected) · Dennis Hildeby #35 (Backup)

Anaheim Ducks

Last game: Oct 29

1st line

2:19 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
61	Cutter Gauthier LW	3:37	3	4	7
91	Leo Carlsson C	3:30	4	9	13
64	Mikael Granlund RW	3:07	2	6	8

28 points this season

2nd line: No such unit in that game.

3rd line: No such unit in that game.

2LaCombeD NW47WarrenD

1st pair

1:18 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
2	Jackson LaCombe D	4:38	1	9	10
47	Noah Warren D	2:22	0	4	4

14 points this season

TL67LuneauD TH55HindsD

2nd pair

1:25 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
67	Tristan Luneau D	1:50	1	5	6
55	Tyson Hinds D	1:26	0	0	0

6 points this season

3rd pair: No such unit in that game.

Power play unit 1

2:19 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
61	Cutter Gauthier F	3:37	3	4	7
91	Leo Carlsson F	3:30	4	9	13
64	Mikael Granlund F	3:07	2	6	8
45	Beckett Sennecke F	3:03	7	3	10
2	Jackson LaCombe D	4:38	1	9	10

48 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1: No such unit in that game.

Penalty kill unit 2: No such unit in that game.

Goalies: Lukas Dostal #1 (Projected) · Ville Husso #33 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. Counted over all play (little 5-on-5 time in that game). TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (23)

Brayden Point · 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jake Guentzel · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nikita Kucherov · Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0
Brandon Hagel · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 4.0
Anthony Cirelli · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pontus Holmberg · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Gage Goncalves · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Ilya Mikheyev · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Victor Hedman · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Erik Černák · Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at
Charle-Edouard D'Astous · Atrox1912, CC BY-SA 4.0
John Carlson · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0
J.J. Moser · Quintin Soloviev, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ryan McDonagh · Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0
Andrei Vasilevskiy · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dennis Hildeby · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Cutter Gauthier · Sandro Halank , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leo Carlsson · Pwinger, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mikael Granlund · Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jackson LaCombe · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Beckett Sennecke · Sewageboy, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ville Husso · Fabien Perissinotto, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lukáš Dostál · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.5

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Andrei Vasilevskiy TAM

.876 save percentage

2.91 GAA · 6–3–0 · 9 starts

Lukas Dostal ANA

.872 save percentage

3.56 GAA · 4–4–1 · 9 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (2)