Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Steven Stamkos
Barclay Goodrow - Yanni Gourde - Blake Coleman
Ross Colton - Tyler Johnson - Patrick Maroon
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - David Savard
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Curtis McElhinney
Lineup based on Saturday's game. Follow @BBurnsNHL on Twitter for all the latest news.
Tuesday's Matchup
The Lightning and Hurricanes are playing Game 5 of their best-of-seven Second Round Stanley Cup Playoffs series...The Bolts have won seven of their last 10 meetings against Carolina going back to the regular season and are 7-4-1 overall against the Canes this season and 3-2-1 at PNC Arena, including a 2-0 mark in the postseason...The Lightning have won three of their last four games at PNC Arena going back to the regular season...Tampa Bay is 13-12 all-time in Game 5s and 3-7 in road Game 5s...The Bolts are 9-6 in Game 5s under head coach Jon Cooper...Nikita Kucherov (2-4--6 pts.) leads the Lightning for scoring in the Second Round...Brayden Point (3-2--5 pts.) paces the Bolts for goals in the Second Round.
Tuesday's Storylines
The Lightning can close out the Second Round series against Carolina with a victory in Game 5 tonight...Tampa Bay has never lost a playoff series when holding a 3-1 lead, going 11-0 and closing out the series in Game 5 seven times (have needed Game 6 to close out its last three playoff series when up 3-1; TBL has never gone to a Game 7 when up 3-1)...The Bolts are looking to advance to the semifinal round for the fifth time in the last seven seasons and seventh time overall in franchise history with a victory tonight...Tampa Bay has netted the opening goal in three of the four Second Round games and is 3-0 when scoring first in the series...The Lightning have scored first in eight of 10 games so far this postseason, going 7-1 when doing so (TBL is 0-2 this postseason when allowing the first goal)...The Bolts are 4-1 on the road this postseason and own the second-best road win percentage in the NHL (1st: MTL - .833).
Injuries
2020-21 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 154
2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Man Games Lost: 8
Current injuries
None
Playoff Parties at Amalie Arena
Looking to be a part of the action during the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs? Join us at AMALIE Arena during both home and away games to watch the Lightning as they chase back-to-back Stanley Cup Championships.
Game 5 tickets are on sale now.
The Road Ahead
Game 6 Lightning vs. Hurricanes* | Thursday, June 10
Game 7 Lightning at Hurricanes* | Saturday, June 12
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