Projected Lineup
Forwards
Anthony Cirelli - Brayden Point - Ondrej Palat
Mathieu Joseph - Steven Stamkos - Alex Killorn
Pat Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Taylor Raddysh - Ross Colton - Alex Barré-Boulet
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Andrej Sustr - Cal Foote
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Saturday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Senators are playing their first of four meetings this season and the first of two at Canadian Tire Centre...Tampa Bay and Ottawa are meeting for the first time since Jan. 4, 2020, a 5-3 Lightning win in Ottawa in which the Bolts trailed 3-2 entering the final period but scored three- unanswered goals -- Brayden Point (8:37), Tyler Johnson (18:30) and Alex Killorn (ENG - 19:53) -- to rally...The Bolts have won four of their last five games in Ottawa...Under head coach Jon Cooper (from start of 2013-14 season to present), the Lightning own a 9-4-1 record in Ottawa...Tampa Bay is 15-26-5 in 46 all-time meetings with Ottawa at the Canadian Tire Centre...The Lightning are 45-50-8 with two ties all-time overall versus Ottawa...Since the start of the 2012-13 season, the Bolts are 20-8-3 against the Senators...Andrei Vasilevskiy has won his last three starts against Ottawa, allowing six combined goals over those three victories...Brian Elliott made his NHL debut with Ottawa Oct. 10, 2007 at Atlanta, making 28-of-29 saves in a win, and is 6-0-2 all-time against the team he broke into the League with...Brayden Point has scored a goal in two-straight games vs. Ottawa and three of the last four meetings with the Senators (3-2--5 pts.)... Victor Hedman has more career goals (10) and power-play goals (3) vs. Ottawa than he does against any other NHL team.
Saturday's Storylines
Tampa Bay has recorded points in four-straight games (3-0-1) and five of its last six contests (3-1-2)...The Lightning have scored the opening goal in three-straight games after giving up the opening goal in their first seven contests...The Bolts went without a first period goal in the first five contests of the season; since then, they've netted five first-period goals over their last five games...Tampa Bay has allowed only six combined goals over its last four games, its 1.50 goals-against average since Oct. 26 second best in the NHL behind only the NY Rangers (1.33)...The Lightning are tied for second in the League for most games played beyond regulation (4), going 2-1 in games decided by overtime after suffering their first OT loss of the season Thursday and going 0-1 in shootouts.
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 33
Current injuries
Zach Bogosian (Lower-body injury Oct. 12; Out 4-6 weeks) 9 Games
Boris Katchouk (Lower-body injury Oct. 31; Day-to-day) 2 Games
Nikita Kucherov (Lower-body injury; Underwent successful procedure Oct. 26; Out 8-10 weeks) 7 Games
Gemel Smith (Lower-body injury Sept. 28; Out indefinitely) 10 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Military Appreciation Hat adidas Flex-Fit Hat
Gear up for Military Appreciation Night on November 9th with this Flex-Fit Hat from adidas. Available while supplies last at AMALIE Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com.
The Road Ahead
Tuesday, November 9 vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Saturday, November 13 vs. Florida Panthers
Monday, November 15 vs. New York Islanders
