Lines from Monday's morning skate. Subject to change.
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - J.T. Miller
Tyler Johnson - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Mathieu Joseph
Adam Erne - Cedric Paquette - Yanni Gourde
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Mikhail Sergachev
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Braydon Coburn - Jan Rutta
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Louis Domingue
Monday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Maple Leafs are playing their third of four meetings this season and the first of two at Scotiabank Arena...The two
teams have split the previous two meetings at AMALIE Arena...Tampa Bay earned a 4-1 win in the first meeting Dec. 13 behind a 48-save effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy, who tied a TBL record for saves in a game set previously by Ben Bishop (Jan. 19, 2014 at CAR)...Toronto defeated the Bolts 4-2 on Jan. 17 despite two-point nights from Brayden Point (goal, assist) and Victor Hedman (goal, assist)...Tampa Bay has won five of its last seven games in Toronto, including three of its last four...Since the start of the 2015-16 season, the Lightning are 10-4-1 overall against the Maple Leafs...Victor Hedman (2-2--4) and Nikita Kucherov (2-2--4) are each on three-game point streaks vs. TOR...Steven Stamkos is averaging 1.14 points per game for his career vs. TOR (18-24--42 in 37 GP)... Andrei Vasilevskiy has recorded two of his 18 career shutouts against TOR.
Monday's Storylines
Tampa Bay clinched its 11th all-time playoff appearance and became the NHL's first team this season to clinch with Montreal's regulation loss in Anaheim Friday...The Lightning (68 GP) tied for the second-fewest games to clinch a playoff spot since 2005-06, equaling 2008-09 SJS (68 GP on March 15, 2009) and one shy of 2009-10 WSH (67 GP on March 11, 2010)...In terms of calendar date, Tampa Bay was the fastest to clinch in that span (March 8, 2019)...Tampa Bay's 52 wins are the second most in franchise history (most: 54 wins in 2017-18)...The Lightning's 108 points are tied for the second most in team history (most: 113 points in 2017-18)...The Bolts are on pace to record 62 wins in the regular season, which would tie 1995-96 DET for most all-time in the NHL...The Lightning are on pace to finish the regular season with 128 points, which would rank fourth all-time in NHL history behind 1976-77 MTL (132 pts.), 1995-96 DET (131 pts.) and 1977-78 MTL (129 pts.)...Tampa Bay is on pace to win the Presidents' Trophy for the first time in franchise history...The Lightning are aiming to win their division for the second-straight season and fourth time in franchise history and can finish atop their conference for the third time overall in team history.
Injuries
2018-19 Man Games Lost: 88
Current injuries
Adam Erne (Upper Body; Day-to-Day) 1 Game
Dan Girardi (Lower Body; Day-to-Day) 1 Game
Anton Stralman (Lower Body; Day-to-Day) 1 Game
They Said It
