Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks

NHL

Lightning

25-13-3, 53 PTS

7-3

Final

Sharks

20-18-3, 43 PTS

SAP Center at San Jose

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

TB shoots leftSJ shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
TB	14	6	6	26
SJ	9	5	8	22

In net

Andrei Vasilevskiy19/22 SV, .864

Alex Nedeljkovic12/16 SV, .750

Team	1	2	3	T
TB	3	4	0	7
SJ	1	1	1	3

Who won: Lightning 7-3

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the San Jose Sharks 7-3 on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at SAP Center at San Jose. The Lightning lead the series 1-0. The Lightning outscored the Sharks 4-1 in the 2nd period. Darren Raddysh led the Lightning in goals (3). Pavol Regenda led the Sharks in goals (3).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:12
Dominic James faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
P3 0:33
Zack Ostapchuk faceoff won against Dominic James
P3 1:06
Pavol Regenda Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 1:08
Pavol Regenda Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 1:22
TO
Giveaway by Pontus Holmberg
P3 1:38
TO
Giveaway by Yanni Gourde
P3 2:10
Erik Cernak hit Sam Dickinson
P3 2:11
TO
Giveaway by Erik Cernak
P3 2:31
Erik Cernak shot blocked by William Eklund
P3 3:37
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
P3 3:49
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
GOALP3 3:49
Goal! Wrist shot
Pavol Regenda
Pavol Regenda Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jeff Skinner (5)
TB 7 - 3 SJ
P3 3:51
Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Declan Carlile
P3 4:25
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 4:27
Brayden Point shot blocked by Alexander Wennberg
P3 4:43
TO
Giveaway by Alexander Wennberg
P3 5:00
Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Brayden Point
P3 5:03
Yanni Gourde Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
P3 5:25
J.J. Moser Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 5:26
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
P3 5:36
TO
Giveaway by Sam Dickinson
P3 5:39
Yanni Gourde Tip-In Wide Left
P3 5:44
Erik Cernak Slap Shot Wide Left