Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Fowards
Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Brayden Point
Alex Killorn - Nick Paul - Ross Colton
Patrick Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Erik Cernak
Ryan McDonagh - Cal Foote
Mikhail Sergachev - Jan Rutta
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Wednesday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Maple Leafs are playing Game 2 of their best-of-seven First Round series in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs...Tampa Bay has won its last seven Game 2s and is 22-10 all-time in Game 2s...The Bolts are 9-3 all-time in road Game 2s...Tampa Bay was a perfect 15-0 over its back-to- back Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021 in games following a loss (includes 2020 Stanley Cup round robin games plus a win in the opening 2020 round robin game following a loss to Columbus in the 2019 First Round) and holds the NHL record for consecutive wins in the playoffs following a loss, four more wins than the next highest mark of 11 set by Montreal from Apr. 11, 1985 to May 18, 1986.
Wednesday's Storylines
The Lightning have been shut out four times in franchise history in a series opener following their Game 1 loss at Toronto but have rallied to win two of those previous three series: Tampa Bay lost 3-0 at Pittsburgh in Game 1 of a 2011 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal and won the series in seven games; the Bolts were blanked 3-0 vs. Washington in Game 1 of a 2003 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal and won the series in six games...Tampa Bay is 10-8 all-time in a playoff series when losing Game 1 with wins in its last three such instances, all three coming during its back-to-back Stanley Cup championships (lost Game 1 of 2020 Eastern Conference Semifinal vs. BOS, came back to win the series in five games; lost Game 1 of 2020 Stanley Cup Final vs. DAL, came back to win the series in six games; lost Game 1 of 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinal vs. NYI, came back to win the series in seven games)...The Lightning are 13-5 all-time in Game 2s when suffering a Game 1 loss, including an 8-3 mark under head coach Jon Cooper.
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 185
2022 Playoffs Man Games Lost: 0
Current injuries
None
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Lightning vs. Leafs Round 1 Match-up Puck
Commemorate the Lightning's Round 1 match-up with the Toronto Maple Leafs with this Limited Edition Puck. Available in store and online at TampaBaySports.com while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Game 3: Lightning vs. Maple Leafs, Friday, May 6
Game 4: Lightning vs. Maple Leafs, Sunday, May 8
Game 5: Lightning at Maple Leafs, Tuesday, May 10 (if necessary)
Game 6: Lightning vs. Maple Leafs, Thursday, May 12 (if necessary)
Game 7: Lightning at Maple Leafs, Saturday, May 14 (if necessary)
