Nuts and Bolts: Lightning return home to face Toronto

Following a three-game trip, the Bolts return to Amalie Arena to face the Leafs for the second time this season.
The Lightning defeated the Leafs 4-1 in Tampa last month behind an incredible performance from Andrei Vasilevskiy. Making his first start since fracturing his foot in practice the month prior, Vasilevskiy tied a franchise record with 48 saves to shut down the Toronto attack.

Lines from Tuesday's game. Subject to change.
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - Yanni Gourde
Tyler Johnson - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Athony Cirelli - Mathieu Joseph
J.T. Miller - Cedric Paquette - Ryan Callahan
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Dan Girardi
Ryan McDongah - Anton Stralman
Braydon Coburn - Mikhail Sergachev
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Louis Domingue
Thursday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Maple Leafs are playing their second of four meetings this season (also: March 11 at TOR & April 4 at TOR) and the second of two at AMALIE Arena...Tampa Bay earned a 4-1 victory in the first meeting Dec. 13 at AMALIE Arena, Andrei Vasilevskiy tying a Lightning record for saves in a game after making 48-of-49 stops...In that win, the Bolts scored four unanswered goals, including three in the second period, and Anthony Cirelli (SHG, assist), Nikita Kucherov (PPG, assist) and J.T. Miller all registered multiple points...The Lightning have won three-straight games at home versus Toronto and are 10-2-1 since the start of the 2012-13 season at home against the Maple Leafs...The Bolts are 10-3-1 overall against Toronto since the start of the 2015-16 season... Alex Killorn has scored a goal in four of the last five games vs. TOR (4 goals total)...Andrei Vasilevskiy has won three-straight starts vs. TOR, giving up a combined six goals, and five of his last six starts vs. TOR...Anthony Cirelli has recorded points (1-2--3) in each of his two career games vs. TOR...Nikita Kucherov has scored a goal in two straight and three of his last four games vs. TOR.
Thursday's Storylines
Tampa Bay enters tonight's game riding a nine-game home win streak, the longest home win streak in the NHL this season and tied for the second-longest home win streak in franchise history...The Lightning can tie the franchise record for consecutive home wins (10, set from Dec. 11, 2014 to Jan. 31, 2015) with a win tonight...The Bolts continue to top the NHL standings, a position they've held continuously since Dec. 2, and own a 10-point lead over second-place Calgary...The Lightning enjoy a 16-point lead at the top of the Atlantic Division standings (2nd: TOR - 58 pts.) and a 15-point lead atop the Eastern Conference (2nd: CBJ & WSH - 59 pts.)...Tampa Bay is on pace for 129 points, and there have been only four instances in NHL history of a team recording at least 125 points in a season, a feat last achieved by Detroit in 1995-96...The Lightning's 74 points through 47 games are their most points through the first 47 games of a season in franchise history, bettering the previous mark of 67 points through the first 47 games of 2017-18...The Bolts pace the NHL for wins (36), points (74), ROW (33), points percentage (.787), goals (188), goals per game (4), goal differential (+58), power-play percentage (29.1%), home wins (19), home points (38, T-1st), home points percentage (.826), home goals (101) and home goal differential (+42).
Injuries
2018-19 Man Games Lost: 78
Parking Info
As our partners at Water Street Tampa continue to develop the 60 contiguous acres in the neighborhood surrounding AMALIE Arena, we ask for your patience and consideration when planning your visit to cheer on the Lightning or enjoy a concert, event or family show. We are pleased to report that the development project is well underway with a hotel and USF Health's Morsani College of Medicine in the midst of construction while we expect to see groundbreakings on several other projects during the 2018-19 season. Roadways are being realigned, traffic patterns are changing and new transportation options are emerging - all with a vision of creating a more user-friendly environment in the blocks surrounding AMALIE Arena.
As you plan your trip downtown, we aim to keep you informed of these new developments, offering you all you need to know about arriving at AMALIE safe and on time for your game or event.
Visit
TampaBayLightning.com/parking
for more information.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
2019 All-Star Locker Room Hat
The official Tampa Bay Lightning 2019 All-Star Locker Room hat is now available in store and online at TampaBaySports.com while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Saturday, Jan. 19 vs. San Jose Sharks
Wednesday, Jan. 30 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Friday, Feb. 1 at New York Islanders