Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Seattle Kraken - NHL Game Preview - March 17, 2026 - CBS Sports

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TNT

Wed Mar 18

2:00AM

Seattle

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	1	2	3	T
Tampa Bay TB--	-	-	-
Seattle SEA--	-	-	-

Climate Pledge ArenaSeattle, WA

Lightning	3.24 GF AVG	2.61 GA AVG	16.30 Power Play
Kraken	2.46 GF AVG	2.81 GA AVG	16.00 Power Play

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Victor Hedman (D)	Undisclosed	12-05-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 6
Ryan McDonagh (D)	Undisclosed	12-05-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 6
Andrei Vasilevskiy (G)	Undisclosed	12-05-2025Day-to-Day
Erik Cernak (D)	Undisclosed	12-07-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 8
Brayden Point (C)	Undisclosed	12-07-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 8

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Jaden Schwartz (LW)	Lower Body	12-31-2025Expected to be out until at least Jan 1
Matt Murray (G)	Lower Body	12-27-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 28
Mason Marchment (LW)	Undisclosed	12-05-2025Day-to-Day

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