Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Corey Perry - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Steven Stamkos
Pat Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Mathieu Joseph
Boris Katchouk - Ross Colton - Taylor Raddysh
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Cal Foote
Ryan McDonagh - Mikhail Sergachev
Daniel Walcott - Andrej Sustr
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Friday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Ducks are playing their first of two meetings this season and the only meeting at Honda Center...Tampa Bay and Anaheim are playing for the first time since Jan. 31, 2020, a 4-3 Lightning win at Honda Center in which they never trailed, Andrei Vasilevskiy making 23-of-26 saves to backstop the victory...The Bolts have won three straight overall over the Ducks and three in a row in Anaheim...The Lightning are on a 10-game point streak in Anaheim, going 6-0-4 since beginning the streak with a 4-3 win on Jan. 9, 2009, powered by a two-goal game by Ryan Malone, who netted a power-play goal and the game-winner which was assisted by current Lightning assistant coach Jeff Halpern...Tampa Bay is 9-5-4 with one tie all-time in Anaheim, the .605 point percentage tied for its second best road point percentage against any NHL team...Former Duck Corey Perry will play for the first time in Anaheim after spending 14 seasons and playing 988 regular season games for the franchise.
Friday's Storylines
At the halfway point of its season having played 41 games, Tampa Bay is all alone atop the NHL overall standings on points (59)...The Lightning have produced their fourth-best point percentage in franchise history (.720) at a season's midpoint (best: 32-7-2, .805 in 2018-19; 2nd best: 20-6-2, .750 in 2020-21; 3rd best: 29-9-3, .744 in 2017-18)...Tampa Bay has won four-straight games and six of its last seven contests...The Lightning have won three straight road contests, tied for the second-longest active road win streak in the NHL...The Bolts begin their fifth of 11 back-to-back sets this season...The Lightning are 1-3-0 in the first half of a back-to-back set...Tampa Bay is playing the fourth game in a stretch of five-straight contests against Western Conference opponents...The Lightning are playing the second game of three straight against Pacific Division foes...The Bolts are a perfect 6-0-0 so far this season against Pacific Division opponents and have won seven straight against the Pacific going back to the 2019-20 regular season.
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 146
Zach Bogosian (Lower-body injury Jan. 15; Out 2-3 weeks) 1 Game
Erik Cernak (Lower-body injury Jan. 13; Day-to-day) 2 Games
Ondrej Palat (Lower-body injury Jan. 11; Day-to-day) 3 Games
Jan Rutta (Lower-body injury Jan. 15; Day-to-day) 1 Game
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Gasparilla Inspired Lightning Tees
Check out the new collection of Gasparilla inspired Lightning merchandise, including these men's, women's and youth tees. Available while supplies last in store and online at TampaBaySports.com
The Road Ahead
Saturday, January 22 at San Jose Sharks
Thursday, January 27 vs. New Jersey Devils
Saturday, January 29 vs. Vegas Golden Knights
