March 5, 2026Updated 7:26 pm EST
The Tampa Bay Lightning (38-17-4) and the Winnipeg Jets (24-26-10) take the ice on March 5, 2026 at Canada Life Centre, starting at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Lightning rank second in the Eastern Conference and the Jets are 12th in the Western Conference.
How to watch Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Winnipeg Jets
Tampa Bay vs. Winnipeg odds
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Injury reports
Lightning
Max Crozier: Out (Abdomen),
Nicholas Paul: Out (Undisclosed),
Gage Goncalves: Day-To-Day (Lower Body),
Dominic James: Out (Leg)
Jets
Joshua Morrissey: Out (Upper Body),
Neal Pionk: Out (Lower Body),
Nino Niederreiter: Out (Lower Body),
Vladislav Namestnikov: Out (Lower Body),
Colin Miller: Day-To-Day (Knee)
Stats to know
- Nikita Kucherov has totaled 96 points in 55 games (32 goals and 64 assists).
- Andrei Vasilevskiy has a goals-against average of 2.3, and a .914 save percentage (fourth-best in the league).
- Mark Scheifele has 73 points this season (1.2 per game), with 28 goals and 45 assists in 60 games (playing 21:16 per game).
- Connor Hellebuyck has a .900 save percentage (29th in the league). He has 981 saves, and has allowed 109 goals (2.8 goals-against average).
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