When:Saturday, February 13 - 7 p.m. ET
Where:BB&T Center - Sunrise, FL
TV coverage: FOX Sports Sun (check local listings)
Radio coverage: WFLA 970-AM,
Lightning Power Play
Where to stream it:
FOX Sports GO
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NHL.TV
Saturday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Panthers are playing their second of eight meetings this season and the second of three over a five-day span... Despite its loss Thursday, Tampa Bay has won nine of its last 11 contests versus Florida...The Lightning have won four of their last six games in Sunrise, but have dropped two of the last three...Brayden Point has more career goals vs. Florida (9 in 14 GP, including 4 on the power play) than he does against any other NHL team...Point has notched 3-3--6 pts. over his last two games vs. Florida...Tonight's matchup is the 139th all-time meeting between the Lightning and Panthers; Tampa Bay has played more games against Florida than any NHL opponent...The Lightning have collected more points (147) against Florida than they have any other NHL opponent...The Bolts have scored 398 all-time goals against Florida, their most against any NHL opponent.
Saturday's Storylines
Tampa Bay closes a four-game road trip tonight...The Lightning are in the midst of a stretch where seven of eight games are being played away from AMALIE Arena...The Bolts saw their six-game win streak end on Thursday but still own the longest win streak in the NHL this season...With a 9-2-1 record and 19 points, Tampa Bay has matched its best start to a season through 12 games in franchise history (also: 8-1-2-1, 19 pts. in 2003-04 and 9-2-1, 19 pts. in 2017-18)...The Lightning lead the NHL for fewest goals allowed per game (2.08) and rank second for most goals scored per game (3.67)...The Bolts have scored a power-play goal in three-consecutive games and have six power-play goals total over that stretch...Tampa Bay is 1-0-1 this season in games following a loss.
Injuries
2020-21 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 23
Current injuries:
Nikita Kucherov (Hip surgery, Dec. 29; Out) - 12 Games
Steven Stamkos (Lower-body injury; Day-to-day) - 1 Game
Mitchell Stephens (Lower-body injury; Out indefinitely - 8 Games
The Road Ahead
Mlonday, February 15 vs. Florida Panthers
Thursday, February 18 at Dallas Stars
Saturday, February 20 at Dallas Stars
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