Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Steven Stamkos - Anthony Cirelli
Pat Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Mathieu Joseph - Ross Colton - Taylor Raddysh
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Mikhail Sergachev
Darren Raddysh - Cal Foote
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Friday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Coyotes are playing their second of two meetings this season and the only meeting at Gila River Arena...Tampa Bay won the first matchup 5-1 Oct. 28 at AMALIE Arena, Alex Killorn scoring a pair of goals and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopping 24-of-25 shots to give the Lightning their first win at home this season in their fourth try...The Lightning have split the regular season series with Arizona each of the last three seasons they've played (2020-21 season excluded due to no interdivisional play)...Tampa Bay fell 7-3 its last visit to Arizona Feb. 22, 2020, the Coyotes scoring four unanswered goals to break open a 3-3 game, the seven goals the most the Lightning allowed during the 2019-20 season...The Bolts have lost two straight in Arizona, allowing seven goals in each loss and getting outscored a combined 14-4...Tampa Bay is 12-11-0 in 23 all-time games at Arizona... Alex Killorn has three goals over the last three games against Arizona and has points in four-straight games vs. the Coyotes (3-3--6 pts.)...Steven Stamkos is on a four-game point streak vs. Arizona (2-4--6 pts.).
Friday's Storylines
The Lightning are playing the second of three-straight games rescheduled from previous dates due to COVID-19 concerns (TBL originally scheduled to play in ARI Dec. 23)...Tampa Bay is finishing its sixth of 12 back-to-back sets this season...The Lightning are 4-0-1 in the second half of a back-to- back...Tampa Bay has yet to suffer consecutive regulation losses all season...The Lightning have played four-straight games that have ended with a 3-2 final score...The Bolts have played 15 games beyond regulatoin, tied for second most in the NHL (most: ANA - 16) and going 9-6 in those contests.
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 162
Current injuries
Zach Bogosian (Lower-body injury Jan. 15; Week-to-week) 7 Games
Erik Cernak (Lower-body injury Jan. 13; Day-to-day) 8 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Stadium Series Youth Jersey
Outfit your youngest Lightning fan for this year's Stadium Series game with the Tampa Bay Lightning Youth Stadium Series jersey. Available while supplies last in store at AMALIE Arena or online at TampaBaySports.com.
The Road Ahead
Tuesday, February 15 at New Jersey Devils
Wedensday, February 23 vs. Edmonton Oilers
Saturday, February 26 at Nashville Predators
