Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Steven Stamkos
Patrick Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Mathieu Joseph - Ross Colton
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergacehv - Zach Bogosian
Cal Foote
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Saturday's Matchup
The Lightning and Oilers are playing their second of two meetings this season and the only meeting at Rogers Place...Tampa Bay earned a 5-3 win in the first meeting Feb. 23 at AMALIE Arena, a game in which the Lightning never trailed and Corey Perry netted the game-winner on a power play at 15:24 of the second period for his 400th career NHL goal, Perry becoming the ninth active NHL player to reach the 400-goal milestone...Tampa Bay has won five in a row over Edmonton, outscoring the Oilers 22-10 in the process...The Lightning are 9-1-1 versus Edmonton in the last 11 meetings...Tampa Bay last played the Oilers in Edmonton Dec. 22, 2018, a 6-3 Lightning win highlighted by a career-high five-point night from Nikita Kucherov (1-4--5 pts.) and two-goal games each from Tyler Johnson and Steven Stamkos...The Bolts are 2-1-1 in their last four meetings with the Oilers in Edmonton... Nikita Kucherov is averaging 1.91 points per game for his career vs. EDM (10-11--21 pts. in 11 GP), his highest points per game average against any NHL team, and has recorded multiple points in each of his last four games vs. EDM (6-6--12 pts.)...Pat Maroon has scored a goal in four-straight games vs. EDM.
Saturday's Storylines
The Lightning return to Edmonton for the first time since capturing their first of two-straight Stanley Cups on Sept. 28, 2020 with a 2-0 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place...Tampa Bay begins its eighth of 12 back-to-back sets this season...The Lightning are 1-6-0 in the first half of a back-to-back...The Bolts are playing the fourth game of a season-long, six-game road trip and are 1-2-0 so far on the trip...The Lightning are playing the middle game of a stretch of three games in four nights...Tampa Bay has allowed the opening goal in six of its last seven contests.
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 171
Current injuries
None
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Lululemon Spring Collection
Check out the lastest styles from our lululemon x Lightning Spring Collection. Available in store at AMALIE Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com.
The Road Ahead
Sunday, March 13 at Vancouver Canucks
Wednesday, March 16 at Seattle Kraken
Saturday, March 19 vs. New York Rangers
