Thursday’s NHL schedule will see the Tampa Bay Lightning (10-7-2) square off against the Edmonton Oilers (9-9-4), starting at 7:30 p.m. ET at Benchmark International Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Lightning rank eighth in the Eastern Conference with 22 points and the Oilers are 11th in the Western Conference with 22 points.

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Lightning vs. Oilers: Nov. 20 Viewing Options

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: ESPN+
Location: Tampa, Florida
Venue: Benchmark International Arena
Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
Lightning’s 2025-26 Stats

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Lightning vs. Oilers Top Players

Lightning

With 11 goals and nine assists this season, Jake Guentzel is one of Tampa Bay’s leading contributors (20 points).
Nikita Kucherov has 18 points (nine goals, nine assists) to add to the team’s scoring efforts.
Through 18 games, Brandon Hagel has proven himself as an important offensive option for Tampa Bay. He has 15 points (seven goals and eight assists).
In 14 games played this season, Andrei Vasilevskiy (7-5-2) has allowed 36 goals.
Oilers

Connor McDavid has totaled nine goals and 23 assists in 22 games for Edmonton, good for 32 points.
Leon Draisaitl is one of the impact players on offense for Edmonton with 26 total points (1.2 per game), with 14 goals and 12 assists in 22 games.
Evan Bouchard has posted three goals on the season, chipping in 14 assists.
Stuart Skinner has a 7-6-3 record this season, with an .880 save percentage (54th in the league). He has 344 saves, and has conceded 47 goals (three goals against average).
Lightning vs. Oilers Injury Report

Lightning

Ryan McDonagh: Out (Undisclosed),

Pontus Holmberg: Out (Undisclosed),

Nicholas Paul: Day-To-Day (Upper Body),

Max Crozier: Out (Undisclosed),

Victor Hedman: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed),

Erik Cernak: Day-To-Day (Lower Body)

Oilers

Kasperi Kapanen: Out (Lower Body),

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: Out (Undisclosed)

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