Lightning head coach Jon Cooper has stated that Jake Guentzel will be a game-time decision Thursday night against the San Jose Sharks. The Lightning forward has been dealing with an upper body injury since Saturday night, when he left early in the third period against the New York Rangers. He did not play on Sunday against the Montreal Canadiens.

The Tampa Bay Lightning headed out Wednesday to begin a three-game California road trip, but they are not sure whether they will be showing off their top offseason addition.

TAMPA — Whether the Lightning will have top-line forward Jake Guentzel available when they resume play Thursday in San Jose remains to be seen. But Guentzel did return to practice Tuesday wearing a red no-contact jersey after missing the team’s last game Sunday against Montreal with an upper-body injury.