Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Florida Panthers on Saturday.
When: Monday, April 29 - 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Amerant Bank Arena - Sunrise, FL
TV coverage: Bally Sports Sun (check local listings)
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Where to stream it: BallySports.com
Lines from Saturday's Game (subject to change)
Forwards
Steven Stamkos - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Anthony Duclair - Anthony Cirelli - Brandon Hagel
Mikey Eyssimont - Nick Paul - Mitchell Chaffee
Tanner Jeannot - Luke Glendening - Tyler Motte
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Matt Dumba
Mikhail Sergachev - Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg - Max Crozier
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Matt Tomkins
Jonas Johansson
Monday's Matchup
The Lightning and Panthers are facing each other in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third time in the last four seasons...The Bolts posted a 1-2-0 vs. FLA in the regular season, winning the only contest played at Amerant Bank Arena with a 5-3 victory March 16...Nikita Kucherov (2-2—4) and Steven Stamkos (2-2—4) wrapped up the regular season tied for the Tampa Bay team lead in points vs. FLA this year...Kucherov has found the scoresheet in 12 of his 14 career playoff games vs. FLA (5-19—24) with nine points over the seven contests played at Amerant Bank Arena (3-6—9)...Stamkos has also picked up points in 12 of his 14 career postseason games vs. FLA (10-8—18) with eight points over the seven contests played in Sunrise (3-5—8)...Victor Hedman has recorded points in 10 of his 14 career playoff games vs. FLA (0-17—17) and has picked up an assist in seven of the last nine meetings in the postseason (0-10—10)...In 14 career playoff starts vs. FLA, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 9-5 with a .938 save percentage, 2.21 goals against average and two shutouts, including a road record of 4-3 with a .938 SV% and 2.15 GAA...Tampa Bay is 9-5 all-time vs. FLA in the postseason, including a road record of 4-3...Kucherov (5-19—24) holds the Tampa Bay franchise records for career playoff points and assists vs. FLA while Stamkos (10-8—18) leads the way in goals.
Injuries
Darren Raddysh - Undisclosed, Day-to-day
Jonas Johansson - Lower-body, Day-to-day
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
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Series Schedule
Game 6: Wednesday, May 1 vs. Florida Panthers - Buy Tickets
Game 7: Saturday, May 4 at Florida Panthers
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