AI Game Overview
Alright, hockey fans, settle in! It's your favorite voice in the game, and we're gearing up for a clash that's got the league buzzing. On January 26th, 2026, at 7 PM Eastern, the Utah Hockey Club skates into Tampa Bay to face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Now, this season has been a rollercoaster, hasn't it? Both Utah and Tampa have been battling it out, showing flashes of brilliance and moments of grit. The Lightning, on home ice, are always a formidable force. They've got that championship pedigree, that ability to turn up the intensity when it matters most. You know they'll be looking to assert their dominance in front of their passionate fanbase.
But don't count out the Utah Hockey Club! They've been proving themselves to be a resilient bunch, capable of surprising even the most seasoned opponents. They'll be coming into Amalie Arena with a clear objective: to steal points and make a statement.
With no betting lines yet released, this one feels like a true toss-up, a game where momentum and execution on the night will be absolutely key. Will the Lightning's experience shine through, or will Utah pull off a road upset? Tune in, because this is shaping up to be an absolute barnburner you won't want to miss!
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Looking at the recent matchups between these two teams, the home team, TB, has had a significant advantage, winning two out of the last three games. Notably, their most recent encounter in March 2025 saw TB dominate with an 8-0 victory. However, the game prior to that, also in March 2025, was a closer affair with UTA taking a 6-4 win. The November 2025 game was a 4-2 victory for TB. Scoring patterns show that when TB wins, they tend to score more goals, as evidenced by the 8-0 and 4-2 scores. UTA's win was a higher-scoring game for them at 6 goals. Overall, TB seems to have the edge in recent head-to-head play, especially when playing at home.
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UTA
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TB
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Player Statistics
UTA
TB
Current Season Games
UTA
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs SEA | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs DAL | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs TOR | 6 - 1 |
| Lvs CBJ | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs STL | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs OTT | 3 - 1 |
| W@ NYR | 3 - 2 |
| L@ NJ | 1 - 4 |
| W@ NYI | 7 - 2 |
| Lvs NAS | 3 - 4 |
| L@ COL | 0 - 1 |
| Wvs WPG | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs NJ | 1 - 2 |
| W@ DET | 4 - 1 |
| L@ BOS | 1 - 4 |
| W@ PIT | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs SEA | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs FLA | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs LA | 2 - 4 |
| L@ CGY | 0 - 2 |
| W@ VAN | 4 - 1 |
| W@ ANA | 7 - 0 |
| L@ SJ | 3 - 6 |
| L@ STL | 0 - 1 |
| L@ DAL | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs MON | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs VEG | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs NYR | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs VEG | 1 - 4 |
| L@ SJ | 2 - 3 |
| L@ ANA | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs NYI | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs BUF | 5 - 2 |
| L@ OTT | 2 - 4 |
| L@ MON | 2 - 6 |
| L@ TOR | 3 - 5 |
| W@ BUF | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs TB | 2 - 4 |
| L@ EDM | 3 - 6 |
| W@ WPG | 3 - 2 |
| W@ MIN | 6 - 2 |
| W@ STL | 7 - 4 |
| Wvs COL | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs BOS | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs SJ | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs CGY | 3 - 1 |
| L@ CHI | 1 - 3 |
| W@ NAS | 3 - 2 |
| L@ COL | 1 - 2 |
TB
| Wvs SJ | 4 - 1 |
| W@ DAL | 4 - 1 |
| W@ PHI | 5 - 1 |
| W@ PHI | 7 - 2 |
| Wvs COL | 4 - 2 |
| W@ SJ | 7 - 3 |
| W@ LA | 5 - 3 |
| W@ ANA | 4 - 3 |
| W@ FLA | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs STL | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs CAR | 6 - 4 |
| Lvs LA | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs FLA | 2 - 5 |
| W@ NJ | 8 - 4 |
| W@ MON | 6 - 1 |
| L@ TOR | 0 - 2 |
| Lvs NYI | 0 - 2 |
| Lvs PIT | 3 - 4 |
| L@ NYI | 1 - 2 |
| W@ NYR | 4 - 1 |
| W@ DET | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs CGY | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs PHI | 3 - 0 |
| W@ WAS | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs EDM | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs NJ | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs VAN | 2 - 6 |
| W@ FLA | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs NYR | 3 - 7 |
| Wvs WAS | 3 - 2 |
| W@ VEG | 6 - 3 |
| L@ COL | 2 - 3 |
| W@ UTA | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs DAL | 2 - 1 |
| W@ NAS | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs VEG | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs ANA | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs CHI | 2 - 3 |
| L@ CBJ | 2 - 3 |
| L@ DET | 1 - 2 |
| L@ WAS | 2 - 3 |
| W@ BOS | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs NJ | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs OTT | 4 - 5 |
Previous Season Games
UTA
| L@ STL | 1 - 6 |
| W@ NAS | 7 - 3 |
| W@ DAL | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs SEA | 7 - 1 |
| Wvs WPG | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs LA | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs CGY | 3 - 1 |
| W@ CHI | 5 - 2 |
| L@ FLA | 1 - 2 |
| L@ TB | 0 - 8 |
| Lvs DET | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs TB | 6 - 4 |
| Wvs BUF | 5 - 2 |
| L@ EDM | 1 - 7 |
| W@ VAN | 3 - 1 |
| L@ SEA | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs ANA | 3 - 2 |
| L@ CHI | 3 - 4 |
| W@ DET | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs NJ | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs MIN | 6 - 1 |
| Wvs CHI | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs VAN | 2 - 1 |
| L@ LA | 3 - 5 |
| L@ CAR | 3 - 7 |
| W@ CBJ | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs PHI | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs STL | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs CBJ | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs PIT | 2 - 3 |
| L@ OTT | 1 - 3 |
| L@ WPG | 2 - 5 |
| W@ MIN | 4 - 0 |
| Wvs WPG | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs STL | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs NYR | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs MON | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs NYI | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs SJ | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs FLA | 1 - 4 |
| L@ DAL | 2 - 3 |
| W@ CGY | 5 - 3 |
| L@ EDM | 1 - 4 |
| L@ SEA | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs COL | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs DAL | 2 - 3 |
| W@ MIN | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs VAN | 3 - 2 |
| W@ SJ | 4 - 3 |
| W@ COL | 4 - 1 |
| W@ PHI | 4 - 2 |
| W@ BUF | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs DAL | 1 - 2 |
| W@ VEG | 6 - 0 |
| Lvs EDM | 3 - 4 |
| W@ MON | 3 - 2 |
| L@ TOR | 2 - 3 |
| W@ PIT | 6 - 1 |
| L@ BOS | 0 - 1 |
| Lvs WAS | 2 - 6 |
| Lvs VEG | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs CAR | 4 - 1 |
| L@ NAS | 0 - 4 |
| W@ STL | 4 - 2 |
| L@ WPG | 0 - 3 |
| L@ VEG | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs CGY | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs SJ | 4 - 5 |
| L@ LA | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs COL | 1 - 5 |
| Lvs OTT | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs BOS | 2 - 1 |
| L@ ANA | 4 - 5 |
| L@ NJ | 0 - 3 |
| W@ NYR | 6 - 5 |
| W@ NYI | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs CHI | 5 - 2 |
TB
| Lvs FLA | 3 - 6 |
| L@ FLA | 2 - 4 |
| W@ FLA | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs FLA | 0 - 2 |
| Lvs FLA | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs CAR | 3 - 2 |
| L@ NYR | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs FLA | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs BUF | 7 - 4 |
| Lvs DET | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs TOR | 3 - 4 |
| W@ NYR | 5 - 1 |
| L@ OTT | 1 - 2 |
| W@ NYI | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs NYI | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs UTA | 8 - 0 |
| Wvs PIT | 6 - 1 |
| L@ VEG | 2 - 4 |
| L@ UTA | 4 - 6 |
| Wvs PHI | 2 - 0 |
| W@ BOS | 6 - 2 |
| L@ CAR | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs BOS | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs BUF | 6 - 5 |
| Wvs CBJ | 6 - 2 |
| L@ FLA | 1 - 2 |
| W@ WAS | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs CGY | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs EDM | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs SEA | 4 - 1 |
| W@ MON | 5 - 3 |
| W@ DET | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs OTT | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs OTT | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs NYI | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs LA | 3 - 0 |
| Lvs CHI | 1 - 4 |
| L@ DET | 0 - 2 |
| W@ CHI | 4 - 3 |
| L@ MON | 2 - 3 |
| L@ TOR | 3 - 5 |
| Wvs DET | 5 - 1 |
| L@ BOS | 2 - 6 |
| W@ PIT | 5 - 2 |
| L@ NJ | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs BOS | 4 - 1 |
| L@ ANA | 1 - 4 |
| L@ LA | 1 - 2 |
| L@ SJ | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs MON | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs NYR | 6 - 2 |
| W@ FLA | 4 - 0 |
| Lvs FLA | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs STL | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs CBJ | 5 - 3 |
| W@ SEA | 5 - 1 |
| W@ CGY | 8 - 3 |
| L@ EDM | 1 - 2 |
| W@ VAN | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs SJ | 8 - 1 |
| Lvs TOR | 3 - 5 |
| W@ NAS | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs WAS | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs COL | 8 - 2 |
| Lvs DAL | 2 - 4 |
| L@ CBJ | 6 - 7 |
| W@ PIT | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs NJ | 4 - 0 |
| Wvs WPG | 4 - 1 |
| L@ STL | 2 - 3 |
| L@ WPG | 4 - 7 |
| L@ MIN | 3 - 5 |
| W@ COL | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs NAS | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs WAS | 3 - 0 |
| Lvs MIN | 2 - 4 |
| W@ NJ | 8 - 5 |
| L@ TOR | 2 - 5 |
| L@ OTT | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs VEG | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs VAN | 4 - 1 |
| W@ CAR | 4 - 1 |