Blues vs. Lightning — December 22, 2026: preview

STLSTL
9-8-2
W2 · L10: 5-4-1
W
W
L
OT
L
W
W
L
L
W
Wed, Dec 23
@
Benchmark International Arena
TBLTBL
13-4-2
W2 · L10: 6-2-2
W
W
L
W
W
W
SO
W
OT
L
PUCKLAB EDGETBL 61%

Matchup: St. Louis Blues (9-8-2) at Tampa Bay Lightning (13-4-2). PuckLab Edge: Lightning, 61% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals, hotter recent form).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
STLTBL
Scoring & Defense
2.84GF/GP3.89
2.89GA/GP3.00
−1Goal Diff+17
Analytics
49.85v5 CF%54.6
52.25v5 xGF%55.4
.906SV%.889
49.0FO %48.9
Special Teams & Discipline
20.0PP%21.2
86.0PK%71.7
7.1PIM / GP8.4
Record Splits
4-6-1Road / Home8-0-0

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year

Team Profile

STL
Avg Age
25.6
Avg Height
6'2"
Avg Weight
203 lbs
TBL
Avg Age
29.3
Avg Height
6'2"
Avg Weight
201 lbs
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