When:Tuesday, March 2 - 8:30 p.m. ET
Where:American Airlines Center - Dallas, TX
TV coverage: FOX Sports Sun (check local listings)
Radio coverage: 970 WFLA-AM,
Lightning Power Play
Where to stream it:
FOX Sports GO
,
NHL.TV
Lines from Saturday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Blake Coleman
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Steven Stamkos
Barclay Goodrow - Yanni Gourde - Tyler Johnson
Pat Maroon - Mathieu Joseph - Alexander Volkov
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Mikhail Sergachev
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Jan Rutta - Cal Foote
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Curtis McElhinney
Tuesday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Stars are playing the second of eight meetings this season and the first at American Airlines Center...The teams complete a two game series tonight...After beating Dallas Saturday, the Lightning became the 12th defending Stanley Cup champions to shut out the finalist in the first meeting the following season and the fourth in the last 20 years...The Bolts are on a nine-game point streak vs. Dallas (6-0-3)...Tampa Bay has points in four-straight games at Dallas (2-0-2) and is 7-1-3 in its last 11 trips to Dallas...The Lightning fell 3-2 in OT in their last visit to Dallas Jan. 27, 2020, Steven Stamkos scoring his second goal of the game with 1:26 remaining to force overtime before Jamie Benn netted his second of the game for the OT game-winner (2:07).
Tuesday's Storylines
Tampa Bay's four-game win streak is its second-longest of the season (6 straight wins Jan. 30-Feb. 9) and tied with Winnipeg for the second-longest active win streak in the NHL (longest: MIN - 6-straight wins)...The Lightning have outscored opponents 15-3 over the last four games...The Bolts begin their longest road trip of the season tonight, six games over 10 days...Tampa Bay paces the Central Division and ranks second overall in the NHL on points percentage (.763)...The Lightning rank tied for second in the Central with Florida on points (29) and tied for second overall in the NHL...The Bolts own the best goal differential (+30) in the NHL (2nd: TOR: +23)...Tampa Bay leads the NHL for both goals scored per game (3.63) and fewest goals allowed per game (2.05)...The Lightning have killed off 14-consecutive opponent power plays going back to Feb. 22 and rank second in the NHL for penalty kill percentage (88.1%) behind only Colorado (89.5%).
Injuries
2020-21 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 44
Nikita Kucherov (Hip surgery Dec. 29; Out) 19 Games
Mitchell Stephens (Lower-body injury; Out indefinitely) 15 Games
The Road Ahead
Thursday, March 4 at Chicago Blackhawks
Friday, March 5 at Chicago Blackhawks
Sunday, March 7 at Chicago Blackhawks
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