Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Corey Perry - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Steven Stamkos
Pat Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Mathieu Joseph
Boris Katchouk - Ross Colton - Taylor Raddysh
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Andrej Sustr - Cal Foote
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Tuesday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Kings are playing their second of two meetings this season and the only meeting at Crypto.com Arena...Tampa Bay defeated Los Angeles 3-2 in overtime in the first meeting Dec. 14 at AMALIE Arena, the Lightning rallying from one-goal deficits behind markers by Victor Hedman (1st - 18:01) and Taylor Raddysh (2nd - 14:19) and prevailing in the extra session on Mathieu Joseph's first career overtime goal (OT - 3:25)...The Lightning won 4-2 over the Kings their last trip to Los Angeles Jan. 29, 2020, that win kickstarting a franchise record 11-game win streak for the Bolts...Tampa Bay has won nine in a row over Los Angeles, its second-longest active win streak against one NHL franchise (longest: 10-game active win streak over PHI) and tied for the sixth-longest active win streak against a franchise in the NHL...The Lightning last lost to the Kings Dec. 6, 2015, a 3-1 defeat in L.A...Tampa Bay owns an all-time point percentage of .690 versus Los Angeles (27-11-2 with two ties), its highest against any NHL franchise, not including Seattle who the Lightning have played just once.
Tuesday's Storylines
The Lightning begin a three-game road trip through California tonight in Los Angeles...Tampa Bay is playing the third game in a stretch of five-straight games against Western Conference opponents...The Lightning are playing the first game of three straight against Pacific Division foes...Tampa Bay is a perfect 5-0-0 so far this season against Pacific Division teams and has won six straight against the Pacific going back to the 2019-20 regular season...The Lightning have won three-straight games and five of their last six contests...The Bolts are tied for first place in the overall NHL standings with Florida on points (57) and have ranked first or tied for first continuously since Jan. 4...Tampa Bay ranks tied for third in the NHL for road point percentage (.684) and third for road goals per game (3.53).
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 141
Zach Bogosian (Lower-body injury Jan. 15; Out 2-3 weeks)
Erik Cernak (Lower-body injury Jan. 13; Day-to-day) 1 Game
Ondrej Palat (Lower-body injury Jan. 11; Day-to-day) 2 Games
Gemel Smith (Lower-body injury Sept. 28; Out indefinitely) 40 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Women's Leggings
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The Road Ahead
Friday, January, 21 at Anaheim Ducks
Saturday, January 22 at San Jose Sharks
Thursday, January 27 vs. New Jersey Devils
