Projected Lineup
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Steven Stamkos
Barclay Goodrow - Yanni Gourde - Blake Coleman
Ross Colton - Tyler Johnson - Pat Maroon
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - David Savard
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Curtis McElhinney
Lineup based on Tuesday's game. Follow @BBurnsNHL on Twitter for all the latest news.
Thursday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Islanders are playing Game 3 of their best-of-seven Stanley Cup Semifinals playoff series...Tampa Bay is 2-0 all-time in the playoffs at the Nassau Coliseum and has never been scored on at the venue in the postseason, the Lightning winning Games 3 and 4 at the Coliseum during a 2004 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series each by a 3-0 count...The Bolts are 6-1 all-time in playoff road games against the Islanders, including a perfect 4-0 record in playoff games contested between Nassau Coliseum (2-0) and Barclays Center (2-0); the Lightning went 2-1 against the Islanders in road games in the Edmonton bubble during the 2020 Playoffs...The Bolts lost 5-2 in their last visit to the Coliseum Nov. 1, 2019, Yanni Gourde and Ryan McDonagh scoring goals for the Lightning...Tampa Bay is 17-13 all-time in Game 3s but has lost both Game 3s this postseason...The Lightning are 11-7 all-time in Game 3s on the road...The Bolts are 9-9 in Game 3s under head coach Jon Cooper...Tampa Bay is 2-1 in Game 3s against the Islanders.
Thursday's Storylines
The Lightning are 5-1 on the road this postseason and have won three in a row away from AMALIE Arena, including all three road contests from the Second Round...Tampa Bay leads the 2021 Playoffs for road win percentage (.833)...The Lightning improved to 9-1 this postseason when scoring first following Game 2 vs. NYI; the Bolts are 0-3 when trailing first...Tampa Bay has netted at least one power-play goal in five-consecutive games (8 PPGs over that stretch), the third-longest power-play goal run in the postseason in franchise history (longest: 9-straight games with a PPG in 2018)...The Lightning have netted at least one power-play goal in 10 of 13 games this postseason and rank second in the NHL (1st among teams still alive) for power-play percentage (39.5%).
Injuries
2020-21 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 154
2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Man Games Lost: 8
Current injuries
None
Playoff Parties at Amalie Arena
Looking to be a part of the action during the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs? Join us at AMALIE Arena during both home and away games to watch the Lightning as they chase back-to-back Stanley Cup Championships.
Game 3 tickets are on sale now.
The Road Ahead
Game 4 Lightning at Islanders | Saturday, June 19
Game 5 Lightning vs. Islanders | Monday, June 21
Game 6 Lightning at Islanders* | Wednesday, June 23
Game 7 Lightning vsl Islanders* | Friday, June 25
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