Lines from Monday's morning skate. Subject to change.
Forwards
J.T. Miller - Steven Stamkos - Nikita Kucherov
Yanni Gourde - Brayden Point - Tyler Johnson
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Mathieu Joseph
Adam Erne - Danick Martel - Ryan Callahan
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Dan Girardi
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Braydon Coburn - Mikhail Sergachev
Slater Koekkoek - Anton Stralman
Goaltenders
Louis Domingue or Eddie Pasquale
Monday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Predators are playing their second of two meetings this season and the only meeting at Bridgestone Arena...Nashville won the previous meeting 4-1 on Nov. 1 at AMALIE Arena, Slater Koekkoek scoring the lone goal for Tampa Bay at 14:21 of the second period to cut the Lightning deficit to 2-1...The Lightning are looking for their second-consecutive win in Nashville...The Bolts defeated the Preds 4-3 in overtime last season in Nashville (Jan. 23), Steven Stamkos scoring the game-tying goal with 2:12 remaining in regulation and Yanni Gourde netting the game-winner 1:45 into overtime...Prior to that win, the Lightning had lost six-straight games in Nashville, going 0-4-2 over that stretch... Steven Stamkos has scored a goal in three of his last five games vs. NSH (DNP either meeting in 2016-17 due to injury) and has recorded six goals (4 on the power play) and 11 points in 11 all- time games vs. Nashville... Slater Koekkoek (goal, assist) has point in two-consecutive games vs. the Predators.
Monday's Storylines
The Lightning have scored seven power-play goals over the last two games, netting three or more power-play goals in consecutive games for just the second time in franchise history (also: Nov. 8-10, 1995; 3 PPGs Nov. 8 at NYR and 3 PPGs Nov. 10 vs. EDM)...Tampa Bay established a new franchise record for most power-play goals in a two-game span during the regular season, besting the previous mark of six set four times previously (last: March 18-19, 1995)...The Lightning franchise record for most power-play goals in a three-game span during the regular season is eight, a mark set Nov. 3-7, 1992...Tampa Bay's power play ranks third overall in the NHL (29.7%)...The Lightning lead the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference by one point over Toronto and are tied atop the NHL standings with Nashville...The Bolts and the Preds also own the best points percentage in the league (.725)...The Lightning are tied for third in the NHL for top road points percentage (.750).
Injuries
2018-19 Man Games Lost: 30
Current injuries
Ondrej Palat (Lower Body; Out 4 Weeks) 11 Games
Anton Stralman (Upper Body; Day-to-Day) 4 Games
Andrei Vasilevskiy (Left Foot Fracture; Out 4-6 Weeks) 2 Games
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