Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Brandon Hagel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos - Nick Paul - Alex Killorn
Vladislav Namestnikov - Anthony Cirelli - Pat Maroon
Ross Colton - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Erik Cernak
Ian Cole - Erik Cernak
Zach Bogosian - Nick Perbix
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Thursday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Predators are playing the second of two matchups this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts grabbed a victory in the first meeting with a 3-2 overtime win Nov. 19 at NSH…After Filip Forsberg opened the scoring just 1:50 into the game with a power-play goal, Nikita Kucherov answered with a power-play goal of his own to tie the game at one with 15:35 left in the second period…Nino Niederreiter gave NSH a 2-1 lead 5:04 into the third period before Alex Killorn redirected a shot from Ian Cole and tied the game with 3:21 remaining in regulation…After Mattias Ekholm took a high-sticking penalty 2:22 into overtime, Steven Stamkos hammered a one-timer past Juuse Saros for the game-winning goal and his franchise-leading 12th career overtime goal just 14 seconds into the 4-on-3 power play to win the game for Tampa Bay…Brayden Point picked up two assists in the win and Zach Bogosian made his season debut…The Lightning have won three straight games over NSH and nine of the last 11 meetings…Stamkos has picked up points in 11 consecutive games vs. NSH (10-9-19), scoring goals in four straight and nine of the last 11 contests…Stamkos has pointed in six straight home games vs. NSH (5-4-9)…Kucherov has recorded points in six straight games vs. NSH (5-7-12), including four straight multi-point games with a goal in all of them (4-6-10)…Point has recorded points in five straight games vs. NSH (2-4-6) and 10 of the last 11 meetings (4-10-14)…Mikhail Sergachev has picked up assists in 10 of his last 12 games vs. NSH (0-13-13)…Andrei Vasilevskiy has won eight straight starts vs. NSH, making 234 saves on 249 shots against for a .940 save percentage and 1.86 goals against average with one shutout…The Lightning are 21-15-3 with two ties all-time vs. NSH, including a home record of 9-7-1 with two ties…Stamkos (16-14-30) holds the Bolts franchise records for career goals and points vs. NSH.
Thursday's Storylines
Tampa Bay is playing the third game of a season-long, six-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will play nine of their 14 games in December at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning are 3-0-0 against Central Division opponents this season…Tampa Bay is 8-4-1 at home this season and have won five of their last seven home contests.
Injuries
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 65
Current Injuries:
Rudolfs Balcers (Upper-body injury; Out indefinitely) 5 Games
Haydn Fleury (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 2 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
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The Road Ahead
Saturday, December 10 vs. Florida Panthers
Tuesday, December 13 vs. Seattle Kraken
Thursday, December 15 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
