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 - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Zach Bogosian
Mikhail Sergachev - Cal Foote
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Monday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Islanders are playing their first of three meetings this season and their only meeting at AMALIE Arena...Tampa Bay is playing New York for the first time since the two teams met for the second-consecutive season in a Stanley Cup Semifinal during the 2021 Playoffs, the Lightning prevailing 1-0 in Game 7 at AMALIE Arena June 25, 2021, Yanni Gourde netting the lone goal shorthanded at 1:49 of the second period...The Bolts have defeated the Islanders in the final four each of the last two seasons on their way to back-to-back Stanley Cup championships, Tampa Bay also beating New York in six games in the 2020 Eastern Conference Final at Rogers Place in Edmonton... The Lightning and Islanders are meeting for the first time in the regular season since Feb. 8, 2020, a 3-1 win for Tampa Bay at AMALIE Arena punctuated by a 17-of-18 save performance from Andrei Vasilevskiy...Since the start of the 2016-17 season, Tampa Bay is 8-4-0 overall in the regular season versus the Islanders...The Lightning have collected at least one home every season versus the Islanders going back to 2013-14, the Bolts owning a 7-3-1 mark over the Isles at home in the regular season over that stretch...Tampa Bay is 53-41-6 with two ties all-time vs. the Islanders, including a 29-17-4 record with two ties in home contests...Steven Stamkos has points in three-straight regular season games vs. the Isles (2-1--3 pts.)...Andrei Vasilevskiy has won his last three regular season home starts vs. the Isles, allowing a combined five goals over those three wins.
Monday's Storylines
Tampa Bay concludes a three-game homestand tonight...The Lightning are on a season-long seven-game point run (5-0-2) and have recorded points in eight of their last nine contests (5-1-3)...Tampa Bay has collected at least a point in five-straight games at AMALIE Arena, going 3-0-2 since Oct. 23, its longest home point streak since beginning the 2020-21 season with six-straight home victories...The Bolts have allowed two or fewer goals in six of their last seven games; since that stretch started Oct. 26, they lead the NHL for fewest goals against per game played at 1.86...Since Oct. 26, Tampa Bay owns the second best point percentage in the NHL at .857 (1st: TOR - .889)...Tampa Bay is 3-1-1 against Metropolitan Division teams so far this season...The Lightning have allowed just four goals combined in first periods this season, tied with the Islanders for the fewest first period goals allowed in the NHL...The Bolts have allowed 19 goals combined in third periods, tied for third most in the NHL.
Injuries
2020-21 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 44
Current injuries
Erik Cernak (Upper-body injury Nov. 9; Week-to-week) 1 Game
Nikita Kucherov (Lower-body injury; Underwent successful procedure Oct. 26; Out 8-10 weeks) 10 Games
Gemel Smith (Lower-body injury Sept. 28; Out indefinitely) 13 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
ADIZERO PRIMEGREEN Away Jersey
The all-new Adidas ADIZERO Primegreen Away Jersey, made with 100% recycled polysester, just arrived in store at AMALIE Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com.
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The Road Ahead
Thursday, November 18 at Philadelphia Flyers
Saturday, November 20 vs. New Jersey Devils
Sunday, November 21 vs. Minnesota Wild
