PROJECTED LINES
Lines from Saturday's game against the Capitals. The Lightning won't have a morning skate on Sunday. Subject to change.
Forwards
Ondrej Palat
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Tyler Johnson
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Nikita Kucherov
Brayden Point
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Valtteri Filppula
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Alex Killorn
Michael Bournival -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Brian Boyle
Jonathan Drouin
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Cedric Paquette
-- Joel Vermin
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Anton Stralman
Braydon Coburn - Luke Witkowski
Andrej Sustr - Slater Koekkoek
Goalie
Ben Bishop or Andrei Vasilevskiy
TONIGHT'S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Hurricanes are playing their first of three meetings this season and their only meeting at PNC Arena...Tampa Bay swept all three games from Carolina in 2015-16 and outscored the Hurricanes 12-8 despite getting outshot by a combined 93-79...Two of the Bolts' three victories over Carolina last season came by a 4-3 score, including the final matchup on March 5, 2016 at AMALIE Arena when Alex Killorn scored 4:17 into overtime for the Bolts' ninth consecutive victory, setting a new franchise mark...The Lightning have won eight of their last nine in Carolina and eight of their last nine overall against the Hurricanes...Tampa Bay is 22-26-4 with seven ties all-time in Carolina...The Lightning are 55-45-5 with 10 ties overall against the Hurricanes.
LIGHTNING-HURRICANES STORYLINES
The Lightning are playing the second half of their third back-to-back set of the season tonight...The Bolts are 1-1-0 in the second game of a back-to-back set so far this season...Tampa Bay has played 15 road games, tied for the most in the NHL...The Lightning's seven road victories are tied for third-most in the NHL currently...Tampa Bay owns the best power play in the NHL, connecting on 24.2% of its opportunities with the man-advantage...The Lightning have scored a power-play goal in two consecutive games and have netted at least one power-play marker in 14 of their 26 games this season...The Bolts are 11-2-1 in games where they score a power-play goal...Tampa Bay's 22 power-play goals are the most in the NHL.
INJURIES
2016-17 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 44
Current injuries
Ryan Callahan - Lower-body injury (DAY-TO-DAY; INJURED NOV. 29) 3 Games
Jason Garrison - Lower-body injury (DAY-TO-DAY; INJURED DEC. 1) 1 Game
Steven Stamkos - Lateral meniscus tear in right knee (OUT APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS; INJURED NOV. 15) 9 games
TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 30 - Recalled F Joel Vermin from AHL Syracuse
Nov. 30 - Recalled F Michael Bournival from AHL Syracuse
Nov. 28 - Re-assigned F Erik Condra to AHL Syracuse
Nov. 23 - Recalled F Erik Condra from AHL Syracuse
