Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Alex Killorn - Brayden Point - Anthony Cirelli
Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - Alex Barré-Boulet
Pat Maroon - Ross Colton - Corey Perry
Mathieu Joseph - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Taylor Raddysh
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Andrej Sustr
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Thursday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Maple Leafs are playing their first of four meetings this season and the first of two at Scotiabank Arena...Tampa Bay and Toronto are playing for the first time since March 10, 2020, a 2-1 loss for the Lightning in Toronto that was their final game of the 2019-20 regular season before the NHL paused its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic...Prior to that loss, the Bolts had won three in a row over the Maple Leafs in Toronto...Since the start of the 2015-16 season, the Lightning are 13-6-1 overall against the Maple Leafs, including an 8-3-0 mark in Toronto...Steven Stamkos has notched 20 goals and 49 points in 41 career games vs. Toronto, the third-most points he's recorded against a single NHL team.
Thursday's Storylines
The Lightning have won three-straight games and are looking for their first four-game win streak since winning four in a row April 22-29, 2021...Tampa Bay has won three of its first four road contests to start the season, and it's .750 road point percentage is tied for the seventh best in the NHL currently...Since the start of their three-game win streak on Oct. 26, the Bolts have outscored teams 13-4, and their 1.33 goals against average is tied with NYR and CAR for tops in the NHL over that stretch.
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 29
Current injuries
Zach Bogosian (Lower-body injury Oct. 12; Out 4-6 weeks) 8 Games
Boris Katchouk (Lower-body injury Oct. 31; Day-to-day) 1 Game
Nikita Kucherov (Lower-body injury; Underwent successful procedure Oct. 26; Out 8-10 weeks) 6 Games
Jan Rutta (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 1 Game
Gemel Smith (Lower-body injury Sept. 28; Out indefinitely) 9 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Stanley Cup Champions Plush Bear
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The Road Ahead
Saturday, November 6 at Ottawa Senators
Tuesday, November 9 vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Saturday, November 13 vs. Florida Panthers
