Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Steven Stamkos
Pat Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Boris Katchouk - Mathieu Joseph - Taylor Raddysh
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Mikhail Sergachev - Erik Cernak
Cal Foote - Andrej Sustr
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Tuesday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Sabres are playing their second of three meetings this season and the second of two at KeyBank Center...Buffalo is one of two Atlantic Division foes the Lightning play just three times this season rather than four (also: MTL)...The Sabres earned a 5-1 win in the first meeting Oct. 25 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo scoring four unanswered goals to break a 1-1 tie, Drake Caggiula netting the game-winner at 19:22 of the second period to stop Tampa Bay's win streak over the Sabres at seven games...Brian Elliott made his Tampa Bay debut in that loss at Buffalo, the goalie making 20- of-23 saves in defeat...The Lightning have won seven of their last eight games against Buffalo...The Bolts have won three of the last four in Buffalo...Since the start of the 2013-14 season, Tampa Bay is 23-5-2 against the Sabres, including a 11-3-1 mark in Buffalo.
Tuesday's Storylines
The Lightning were scheduled to begin a road back-to-back set Monday at the New Jersey Devils, but that game was postponed a day earlier because of COVID-releated issues affecting the Devils...The Bolts have had three games postponed so far this season (Dec. 18 @ COL, Dec. 23 @ ARI and Jan. 10 @ NJD) due to COVID-related issues...Tampa Bay ranks tied for first with Florida in the NHL standings for points (51)...The Lightning rank tied for third in the NHL for road goals (61) and fourth for road goals per game (3.39).
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 133
Zach Bogosian (Lower-body injury Dec. 30; Day-to-day) 5 Games
Ryan McDonagh (Lower-body injury Jan. 6; Day-to-day) 1 Game
Gemel Smith (Lower-body injury Sept. 28; Out indefinitely) 37 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
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The Road Ahead
Thursday, January 13 vs. Vancouver Canucks
Saturday, January 15 vs. Dallas Stars
Tuesday, January 18 at Los Angeles Kings
