Projected Lineup
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Anthony Cirelli
Alex Killorn - Steven Stamkos - Mathieu Joseph
Patrick Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Boris Katchouk - Ross Colton - Taylor Raddysh
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Cal Foote
Ryan McDonagh - Mikhail Sergachev
Fredrik Claesson - Jan Rutta
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Saturday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Golden Knights are playing their second of two meetings this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena... Tampa Bay earned a 4-3 win in the first meeting Dec. 21 at T-Mobile Arena in the last NHL game before the holiday break, the Lightning rallying from a 3-1 deficit to prevail...From that contest, Gabriel Fortier scored his first career NHL goal to open scoring at 6:05 of the first period, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (2nd - 17:07) and Anthony Cirelli (2nd - 17:50) scored 43 seconds apart to tie the game 3-3 late in the second period and Steven Stamkos netted the game- winning goal on a power play at 10:13 of the third, his 65th career game-winner to pass Martin St. Louis for the most in franchise history...Tampa Bay collected its first ever home win against Vegas the last time the Golden Knights visited AMALIE Arena Feb. 4, 2020, a 4-2 victory punctuated by Andrei Vasilevskiy's 27-of-29 save performance...The Lightning are 1-1-1 all-time at home versus Vegas...The Bolts are 3-3-1 all-time overall against the Golden Knights...Steven Stamkos has scored a goal in three-straight games vs. Vegas (4-0--0 pts.) and has registered at least one point in every career game against Vegas (5-5--10 pts. in 7 GP)...Andrei Vasilevskiy has started every game the Lightning have played against Vegas, going 3-3-1 with a .907 save percentage and 3.12 GAA.
Saturday's Storylines
The Lightning have won six of their last seven games and eight of the last 10...Tampa Bay has won three in a row at home for its second-longest home win streak of the season (longest: 7-straight home wins Nov. 21-Dec. 28) and has outscored its opponents a combined 10-5 on its current run at AMALIE Arena...The Lightning have scored a power-play goal in six of their last seven games...The Bolts can secure their 30th win of the season with their next victory, which would be the 20th time in franchise in 29 all-time seasons recording 30 or more wins...The Lightning have notched 30+ wins eight-consecutive seasons entering 2021-22.
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 156
Current injuries
Zach Bogosian (Lower-body injury Jan. 15; Out 2-3 weeks) 4 Games
Erik Cernak (Lower-body injury Jan. 13; Day-to-day) 5 Games
Traffic Notice
Due to Gasparilla, traffic in Downtown Tampa is expected to be heavy on Saturday.
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Play It Safe
The well-being of our guests and staff is our top priority. As we return to play, we will be implementing new health and safety protocols based on current public health recommendations, including those set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local agencies, which are evolving as new information is available.
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The Road Ahead
Tuesday, February 1 vs. San Jose Sharks
Thursday, February 10 at Colorado Avalanche
Friday, February 11 at Arizona Coyotes
