The Tampa Bay Lightning pay the team’s one and only visit to the SAP Center during the regular season in yet another test for this young San Jose Sharks’ squad. The Lightning are among the better teams in the NHL with a 24-13-3 record. That’s good enough for second in the Atlantic Division and fifth in the league.
This is Tampa Bay’s final stop on its California road trip, and the Lightning are going for the California sweep. The Lightning beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday and the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 on Thursday. In fact, Tampa Bay has won its last six games in a row.