When:Thursday, January 28 - 7 p.m. ET
Where:PNC Arena - Raleigh, NC
TV coverage: FOX Sports Sun (check local listings)
Radio coverage: WFLA 970-AM,
Lightning Power Play
Where to stream it:
FOX Sports GO
,
NHL.TV
Lines from Tuesday's practice (Subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Steven Stamkos
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Tyler Johnson
Blake Coleman - Yanni Gourde - Barclay Goodrow
Patrick Maroon - Mathieu Joseph - Alexander Volkov
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Luke Schenn
Mikhail Sergachev - Cal Foote
Andreas Borgman
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Christopher Gibson
Thursday's Matchup
The Lightning and Hurricanes are playing the first of eight meetings this season...Tampa Bay went 1-1-1 versus Carolina during the 2019-20 regular season...The Lightning downed the Hurricanes 3-1 at PNC Arena in their last matchup Jan. 5, 2020, the Bolts scoring three-straight goals -- Mitchell Stephens (2:36 - 1st), Steven Stamkos (4:44 - 1st) and Brayden Point (5:19 - 2nd) before Andrei Svechnikov broke up Andrei Vasilevskiy's shutout bid (28-of-29 saves) midway through the third...The Canes defeated the Bolts 3-2 at AMALIE Arena Nov. 30, 2019, Tampa Bay's first regulation loss to Carolina since Jan. 27, 2015 (a 4-2 loss @ CAR)...Carolina won 4-3 in OT in the first meeting and Tampa Bay's third game of the 2019-20 regular season, the Lightning registering a season-low 13 shots and zero in the second period, only the fourth time in franchise history the Bolts failed to record a shot in a regulation period...Tampa Bay is on an eight-game point streak in Raleigh, the Bolts going 5-0-3 since their last regulation loss at PNC Arena Jan. 27, 2015 (4-2 L)...Since the start of the 2012-13 season, Tampa Bay is 20-3-3 overall against Carolina, including an 11-1-3 mark over the last five seasons...Since the start of the 2012-13 season, the Lightning are 10-1-3 in Raleigh...The Bolts are 63-46-8 with 10 ties all-time against Carolina and have recorded 144 points, the second most against an opponent in franchise history (most: 147 pts. vs. FLA)...Tyler Johnson has recorded two of his five career hat tricks vs. Carolina (10/6/18 and 1/9/18) and has more career goals (14) against Carolina than any other team (2nd most: 10 vs. MTL)... Pat Maroon is looking for his first career goal vs. Carolina, the lone NHL team he has yet to score against.
Thursday's Storylines
The Lightning conclude a three-game road trip tonight, a road trip that originally had four games on the schedule until Tuesday's matchup in Carolina was postponed to February 22 due to COVID-19 concerns...Tampa Bay has had three games rescheduled already this season...The Bolts (4 GP) are one of four NHL teams -- all in the Central Division -- yet to play five or more games (also: DAL - 3 GP, FLA - 3 GP, CAR - 3 GP)...The Lightning have outshot their opponent or finished tied for shots with their opponent in each of their first four games...The Bolts ranks second in the NHL for shots per game (34.8) behind only Montreal (35.5).
Injuries
2020-21 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 4
Current injuries:
Erik Cernak (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day)
Nikita Kucherov (Hip surgery Dec. 29; Out) - 4 Games
Mitchell Stephens (Lower-body injury; Out indefinitely)
The Road Ahead
Saturday, January 30 vs. Nashville Predators
Monday, February 1 vs. Nashville Predators
Wednesday, February 3 vs. Detroit Red Wings
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