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 Saturday's practice. Follow @BBurnsNHL on Twitter for all the latest news.
Sunday's Matchup
The Lightning and Islanders are playing Game 1 of their best-of-seven Stanley Cup Semifinals playoff series, a rematch of last season's 2020 Eastern Conference Final...Tampa Bay and New York have met three times in the playoffs previously, the Lightning winning all three series...The Lightning downed the Islanders in six games in the 2020 Eastern Conference Final in Edmonton, the final two games requiring overtime to produce a winner, to advance to the Stanley Cup Final...The Bolts downed the Isles in five games in a 2016 Second Round series, winning the final four games to advance...The Lightning also defeated the Islanders in five games in a 2004 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series, winning three of the four games by a 3-0 score, en route to the organization's first Stanley Cup...Each time Tampa Bay has won a Stanley Cup, it has defeated New York in a playoff series on its way to lifting the Cup...Tampa Bay has won six-consecutive playoff series and have required six or fewer wins in each of those series victories...The Lightning have yet to trail in a playoff series (by games) this postseason and haven't trailed since going down 1-0 to Dallas in the 2020 Stanley Cup Final (TBL would win the next 3 games to take a 3-1 series lead before clinching the Cup in 6 games).
Sunday's Storylines
The Lightning are in the final four of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fifth time in the last seven seasons, all under head coach Jon Cooper, the sixth time in the 11 seasons under Jeff Vinik's ownership and the seventh time overall in franchise history...Tampa Bay is the seventh defending Stanley Cup champion in the last 20 years to advance to the final four in the ensuing postseason (also: PIT - 2017, CHI - 2014, LAK - 2013, DET - 2009, COL - 2002 and NJD - 2001)...Tampa Bay has scored a power-play goal in eight of 11 games so far this postseason and multiple power-play goals in five contests and leads the NHL for power-play percentage (41.7%).
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 1 tickets are on sale now.
The Road Ahead
Game 2 Lightning vs. Islanders | Tuesday, June 15
Game 3 Lightning at Islanders | Thursday, June 17
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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