Tampa Bay at San Jose

This is a long road trip for Tampa Bay, 3,000 miles from home, and in the middle of a three-game trip out West. They've dropped two of three and the Lightning are 4-11 in their last 15 vs. a team with a winning record. The last four games they've scored two goals in each other them. They are still shorthanded this weekend without injured centers Tyler Johnson and Cedric Paquette, plus winger Ondrej Palat. Goalie Ben Bishop is just 1-2-1 in his career against San Jose with a 3.22 GAA. San Jose is #13 in the NHL in scoring, and is 6-1 against the Eastern Conference. They had to play last night but the Sharks are 7-3 when playing on no days of rest. San Jose is playing its fourth home game in the last five contests, as well as their fifth straight game in their home state. Tampa Bay is 3-9 against San Jose, including 1-5 in this building. Back San Jose in this one.