Projected Lineup
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Anthony Cirelli
Alex Killorn - Steven Stamkos - Mathieu Joseph
Pat Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Taylor Raddysh - Ross Colton - Alex Barré-Boulet
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Zach Bogosian
Mikhail Sergachev - Cal Foote
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Saturday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Panthers are playing their second of four meetings this season and the second of two at AMALIE Arena...Florida defeated Tampa Bay 4-1 earlier this season Oct. 19 at AMALIE Arena, Brayden Point scoring the lone goal for the Lightning to tie the game 1-all 2:36 into the third period before the Panthers reeled off three-consecutive goals...The Bolts have lost four in a row in the regular season to the Panthers, including two straight at home...Since the start of the 2013-14 season, however, Tampa Bay is 15-4-1 at AMALIE Arena versus Florida...The Lightning are 65-59-13 with 10 ties all-time overall against Florida...The Panthers are Tampa Bay's most commonly-played opponent, the two teams meeting for the 148th time in the regular season tonight...Steven Stamkos is the Lightning's franchise goal leader against Florida with 34 goals in 57 regular season meetings...Stamkos is averaging 1.19 points per game vs. Florida with 68 points in 57 games.
Saturday's Storylines
The Lightning are on a season-long six-game point streak (4-0-2) and have recorded points in seven of their last eight contests (4-1-3)... Tampa Bay has earned at least a point in its last four home contests, going 2-0-2 since Oct. 23...The Bolts are 0-0-2 in home games decided by overtime/shootout and 2-0-1 in road games decided by overtime/shootout...Tampa Bay is playing the second game of a three-game homestand...Starting with Tuesday's game vs. Carolina, the Lightning are in the middle of a stretch where seven of eight games will be played at AMALIE Arena...The Bolts have allowed only four goals combined through 12 games so far this season, tied for the fewest first period goals allowed in the NHL (also: NYI)...Tampa Bay is allowing 19 goals combined in third periods, second most allowed in the NHL.
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 41
Current injuries
Zach Bogosian (Lower-body injury Oct. 12; Out 4-6 weeks) 11 Games
Erik Cernak (Upper-body injury Nov. 9; Week-to-week)
Nikita Kucherov (Lower-body injury; Underwent successful procedure Oct. 26; Out 8-10 weeks) 9 Games
Gemel Smith (Lower-body injury Sept. 28; Out indefinitely) 12 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
adidas Manatee 3 Cups Tee
The adidas Manatee Tee is back! Lightning version 3.0 features three Stanley Cups with the team's Championship years. Get yours before they're gone at AMALIE Arena or online at TampaBaySports.com
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The Road Ahead
Monday, November 15 vs. New York Islanders
Thursday, November 18 at Philadelphia Flyers
Saturday, November 20 vs. New Jersey Devils
