Lines from Monday's game. Subject to change.
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - J.T. Miller
Tyler Johnson - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Mathieu Joseph
Yanni Gourde - Cedric Paquette - Adam Erne
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Mikhail Sergachev
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Braydon Coburn - Jan Rutta
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Louis Domingue
Wednesday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Capitals are playing their second of two meetings this season and the only meeting at Capital One Arena...Tampa Bay and Washington are playing for the second time in five days...All three games between the two teams will be played over a 15-day span...The Lightning defeated the Capitals 6-3 March 16 at AMALIE Arena, Alex Killorn recording his first career hat trick to pace the Bolts...Tampa Bay was victorious in its last regular season visit to D.C., earning a 4-2 win Feb. 20, 2018 behind a pair of goals from Brayden Point...That win ended a five-game regular season losing skid for the Bolts in D.C....Tampa Bay is just 2-7-4 in the regular season in Washington since the start of the 2011-12 season...Nikita Kucherov has points in eight-straight regular season games vs. WSH (6-5--11)...Alex Killorn has scored five goals over his last five regular season games vs. WSH...Brayden Point has recorded points in four of his last five regular season games vs. WSH (3-4--7).
Wednesday's Storylines
Tampa Bay captured its first Presidents' Trophy in franchise history Monday and required the second-fewest games (73) in NHL history to do so; only 1995-96 Detroit needed fewer games (71)...The Lightning also clinched the top spot in the Eastern Conference and the Atlantic Division crown for the third and fourth time, respectively...The Bolts' 56 regular season wins are tied for the eighth-most in NHL history...Tampa Bay is on pace to win 63 games; the NHL record for regular season wins is 62 by the 1995-96 Red Wings (the Bolts need six wins over their last nine games to match that mark)...Tampa Bay's 25 road wins are tied for the most in franchise history (also: 25 road wins in 2017-18)...The Lightning's 52 road points are the second most in team history (most: 53 road points in 2017-18)...The Bolts have won two in a row and eight of their last nine on the road...Tampa Bay enters Washington on a five-game win streak, the longest active win streak in the NHL and fourth-longest win streak for the Bolts this season...The Bolts lead the NHL for goals per game (3.85), power-play percentage (28.4%) and penalty-kill percentage (85.7%) and rank fourth in the League for goals allowed per game (2.60)...The Lightning are playing the first half of a back-to-back set tonight, their 10th of 11 back-to-backs this season...The Bolts are 8-0-1 in the first half of a back-to-back set.
Injuries
2018-19 Man Games Lost: 96
Current injuries
Dan Girardi (Lower Body; Out Indefinitely) 5 Games
Anton Stralman (Lower Body; Day-to-Day) 5 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Stamkos Goal Record Puck
On Monday, Steven Stamkos became the Lightning's all-time leader in goals with 384. Commemorate the record with this Limited Edition Record Puck. Available in store and at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Thursday, March 21 at Carolina Hurricanes
Saturday, March 23 at St. Louis Blues
Monday, March 25 vs. Boston Bruins
