NHL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Lighting at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 1/5/2025

Tampa Bay Lightning (20-14-2, 42 Pts) at Anaheim Ducks (16-18-4, 36 Pts)

Venue: Honda Center
Date: Sunday, January 5
Time: 8:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/MSGSN/KCOP-13
Radio:
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone
Anaheim – KLAA 830 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Tampa Bay -1.5 ML -192
Anaheim: +1.5 ML +160
O/U 6.5

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Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning suffered their third straight loss last night to the Los Angeles Kings by a score of 2-1, they are in danger with a loss tonight of being swept on their West Coast road trip. Then lone goal last night was scored by Victor Hedman.

Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:

The Ducks had their three game win streak snapped on Friday night in a 3-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, the Ducks got goals from Jackson LaCombe, and Brett Leason. Over the course of the three game win streak they were outscoring their opponents 12-8.

Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines

Guentzel-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Geekie
Goncalves-Paul-Chaffee
Girgensons-Glendening-Eyssimont

Hedman-Raddysh
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Perbix

Johansson
Vasilevskiy

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Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

Vatrano-Strome-Terry
Gauthier-McTavish-Leason
Killorn-Carlsson-Fabbri
Johnston-Lundestrom-Harkins

Lacombe-Gudas
Trouba-Dumoulin
Zellweger-Helleson

Gibson
Dostal

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Players To Watch:

Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov this season has 54 points on 17 goals and 37 assists. He’s faced the Ducks 18 times in his career recording 21 points on eight goals and 13 assists; last season he had three assists against them.

Anaheim Ducks

Frank Vatrano this season has 20 points on nine goals and 11 assists. He’s faced the Lightning 27 times in his career recording 12 points on nine goals and three assists; last season he scored a goal against them.

Injury Report:

Tampa Bay Lightning

D J.J. Moser – IR

Anaheim Ducks

F Trevor Zegras – IR
F Brock McGinn – IR

Next Game

Tampa Bay  – January 7 vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Anaheim – January 7 vs. Calgary Flames

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