Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.
When: Thursday, April 4 - 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Bell Centre - Montreal, QC
TV coverage: Bally Sports (check local listings)
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Where to stream it: BallySports.com
Lines from Wednesday's Game (subject to change)
Anthony Duclair - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos - Anthony Cirelli - Brandon Hagel
Mikey Eyssimont - Nick Paul - Mitchell Chaffee
Tanner Jeannot - Luke Glendening - Tyler Motte
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Darren Raddysh
Haydn Fleury - Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg - Matt Dumba
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Matt Tomkins
Thursday's Matchup
The Lightning and Canadiens are playing the fourth of four matchups this season and the second of two meetings at Bell Centre...The Bolts are 3-0-0 vs. MTL this season following a 5-3 win Nov. 7 at Bell Centre and back-to-back wins on home ice, a 4-3 victory Dec. 31 and a 4-3 shootout win March 2...Nikita Kucherov (2-3—5) leads Tampa Bay in points vs. MTL this season and is tied with Nick Paul (2-1—3) and Brayden Point (2-1—3) for the team lead in goals...Kucherov has found the scoresheet in nine of his last 10 games vs. MTL (6-10—16) with six multi-point efforts during that span...Kucherov has 14 points over his last 10 games at MTL (6-8—14) with six multi-point efforts during that span...Steven Stamkos is riding a five-game point streak vs. MTL (1-5—6) and has found the scoresheet in 14 of the last 15 meetings (6-13—19)...Stamkos has posted points in 10 consecutive games at MTL (5-9—14)...Point is riding a six-game point streak vs. MTL (5-2—7) and has found the scoresheet in 10 of the last 11 meetings (8-5—13)...Victor Hedman has pointed in nine of his last 11 contests vs. MTL (3-12—15)...Brandon Hagel is riding a three-game point streak vs. MTL (0-4—4) and has picked up points in six of the last seven meetings (6- 5—11)...Matt Tomkins recorded his first career NHL win Nov. 7 at MTL with 23 saves on 26 shots against...The Bolts are 7-2-1 in their last 10 road games at MTL and 8-1-1 in the last 10 meetings overall...Tampa Bay is 59-39-11 with six ties all-time vs. MTL, including a road record of 28-24-3 with one tie...Hedman (9-40—49) holds the Lightning franchise records for career assists and points vs. MTL while Stamkos (23-24—47) leads the way in goals.
InjuriesJonas Johansson - Lower-body, Day-today
Mikhail Sergachev - Lower-body, Out
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Limited Edition Nikita Kucherov Photo Mint Frame with Game Jersey
Nikita Kucherov fans, add this Limited Edition photo frame, including a swatch from a Kucherov Game-worn Jersey, to your collection. Available in store at AMALIE Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Saturday, April 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Tuesday, April 9 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets - Buy Now
Thursday, April 11 vs. Ottawa Senators - Buy Now
