Lines from Friday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Anthony Cirelli
Alex Killorn - Yanni Gourde - Steven Stamkos
Barclay Goodrow - Tyler Johnson - Blake Coleman
Pat Maroon - Mathieu Joseph - Alexander Volkov
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Cal Foote
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Luke Schenn
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Curtis McElhinney
Sunday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Blackhawks are playing their fifth of eight meetings this season and the third at the United Center...The Lightning conclude a three-game set against Chicago today...Tampa Bay is 3-0-1 versus Chicago this season, outscoring the Blackhawks a combined 16-8...The Lightning own a 10-game point streak in Chicago (7-0-3) that started with a 2-0 shutout win April 3, 2011...Tampa Bay has earned points in 20 of the last 21 games overall against Chicago, going 17-1-3 since the start of the 2010-11 season, their .881 point percentage over that stretch their highest against any NHL opponent (2nd highest: .797 vs. DET).
Sunday's Storylines
The Lightning are playing the fourth game on a season-long six-games-in-10-days road trip...Tampa Bay is on a seven-game point streak (6-0-1), tied for its longest point streak of the season (also: 6-0-1 Jan. 28-Feb. 9)...The Lightning rank second in the NHL with 34 points (1st: TOR 38) and own the second best point percentage at .773 (1st: VGK .775)...Tampa Bay owns the top goal differential (+32) in the NHL (2nd: +29 TOR)...The Bolts are the top team in the League for fewest goals allowed per game (2.00) and rank second for goals scored per game at 3.50 (1st: TOR 3.52).
Injuries
2020-21 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 52
Nikita Kucherov (Hip surgery Dec. 29; Out) 22 Games
Jan Rutta (Lower-body injury March 4; Day-to-day) 1 Game
Mitchell Stephens (Lower-body injury; Out indefinitely) 18 Games
The Road Ahead
Tuesday, March 9 at Detroit Red Wings
Thursday, March 11 at Detroit Red Wings
Saturday, March 13 vs. Nashville Predators
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