Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Steven Stamkos
Pat Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Mathieu Joseph - Ross Colton - Taylor Raddysh
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Zach Bogosian
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Thursday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Flames are playing their second of two meetings this season and the only meeting at Scotiabank Saddledome... Tampa Bay earned a 4-1 win in the first meeting Jan. 6, the Lightning scoring four-straight goals -- Corey Perry (12:21 2nd), Brayden Point (2:52 3rd), Ondrej Palat (10:10 3rd) and Alex Killorn (10:24 3rd) -- to open a 4-0 lead and Andrei Vasilevskiy making 26-of-27 stops to cap their nine-game home point streak (8-0-1)...The Lightning have won five in a row over the Flames and have scored at least four goals in all five victories, outscoring the Flames a combined 25-15...The Bolts are playing in Calgary for the first time since Dec. 20, 2018, a 5-4 shootout win for the Lightning, capped by J.T. Miller's seventh round game-deciding goal...The Lightning have won three in a row and five of the last six in Calgary...Since the start of the 2003-04 season, Tampa Bay is 8-2-0 in the regular season in Calgary.
Thursday's Storylines
The Lightning begin a stretch of three games in four days starting tonight in Calgary...Despite their loss Tuesday, ending their four-game road win streak, the Bolts remain one of the best road teams in the NHL, ranking tied for third with Washington for road points percentage (.679) behind only Pittsburgh (.724) and Los Angeles (.683)...Tampa Bay begins a stretch of four-consecutive games against Pacific Division opponents tonight...The Lightning are 9- 1-1 against Pacific teams this season and 41-13-2 against the Pacific since the start of 2017-18...Bolts defensemen have combined for 144 points this season, ranking third for scoring among NHL D-corps behind only Colorado (180 pts.) and Florida (156 pts.).
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 171
Current injuries
None
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The Road Ahead
Saturday, March 12 at Edmonton Oilers
Sunday, March 13 at Vancouver Canucks
Wednesday, March 16 at Seattle Kraken
