Nuts & Bolts: Lightning try to snap skid vs. Blackhawks
Bolts have lost three-straight heading into Thursday's game against Chicago
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Lines from Tuesday's game. Subject to change.
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Luke Schenn (filling in)
Tyler Johnson - Cedric Paquette - Barclay Goodrow
Carter Verhaeghe - Mitchell Stephens - Yanni Gourde
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Kevin Shattenkirk
Braydon Coburn - Zach Bogosian
Goaltenders
Curtis McElhinney expected to start
Thrusday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Blackhawks are playing their second of two meetings this season and the lone meeting at AMALIE Arena...Tampa Bay defeated Chicago 4-2 in the first meeting Nov. 21 at United Center, Anthony Cirelli (goal, assist) and Alex Killorn (2 assists) recording two-point nights and Curtis McElhinney making 32-of-34 saves in the win...The Bolts defeated the Blackhawks 42 the last time the two teams met up at AMALIE Arena Nov. 23, 2018, Tyler Johnson scoring a pair of goals and Nikita Kucherov tallying three assists...The Lightning have never trailed in their last four meetings with Chicago, the Bolts' last deficit against the Blackhawks coming Nov. 22, 2017 at AMALIE Arena when the Hawks opened a 2-0 lead before the Lightning scored three unanswered goals to win 3-2 in overtime, Brayden Point tallying the game-winner...Tampa Bay has won eight in a row in the regular season over Chicago and is on a 16-game regular season point streak against the Blackhawks (14-0-2)...The Lightning's last regular season loss to the Hawks came during the 2009-10 season, a 4-0 defeat in Chicago Dec. 13, 2009...The Bolts have won eight in a row in the regular season at home over the Blackhawks, their last home loss to the Hawks coming Feb. 17, 2009, a 5-3 defeat in which Steven Stamkos had all three goals for Tampa Bay for his first career hat trick...Brayden Point is on a five-game point streak vs. CHI (4-4--8) and has scored the game-winning goal in three-straight games vs. CHI and four of the last five matchups...Erik Cernak recorded his first career multi-point game (0-2--2) in his first ever meeting vs. CHI Nov. 23, 2018...Ondrej Palat has points in four-straight games vs. CHI (2-2-4)...Andrei Vasilevskiy has never lost to Chicago, going 4-0-0 and giving up 8 combined goals in 4 starts.
Thursday's Storylines
The Lightning are playing the second game of a season-long five-game homestand...Tampa Bay enters tonight's contest having lost three in a row in regulation for the first time this season...The Bolts are looking to avoid their first four-game regular season losing skid since dropping four in a row Jan. 3-8, 2017...Tampa Bay is 12-1-1 over its last 14 home games...The Lightning lead the NHL for overall wins (40), goal differential (+49) and goals per game (3.52)...The Bolts have scored three or more goals in six-consecutive games.
Injuries
2019-20 Man Games Lost: 82
Current injuries:
Ryan McDonagh (Lower-Body Injury; Week-to-Week) 9 Games
Jan Rutta (Lower-Body Injury; Week-to-Week) 10 Games
Parking Info
For the 2019-20 season, pre-purchased Tampa Bay Lightning parking passes will be handled by our preferred parking vendor, Park Whiz. The decision to move to Park Whiz was made to provide our STMs with a higher level of service and accessibility when it comes to parking.
Additional information on your options for the upcoming season can be found below. Please note that season pass options are very limited and may sell out quickly.
Construction on the Water Street neighborhood, adjacent to AMALIE Arena, will continue to accelerate into 2020. Please allow a little extra time to navigate your way through downtown for each home game. We strongly encourage all fans to secure pre-paid parking in advance of their games.
Having trouble creating your account or purchasing your pass? Please call or text ParkWhiz Customer Support at 888-472-7594 or via email at
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Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Point Designed Hat & T-shirt
Player designed '47 hats and t-shirts are now available exclusively at Tampa Bay Sports. $10 of every Brayden Point hat and t-shirt sold, featuring his palm tree TBL design, will benefit Special Olympics Florida. Check out the entire limited edition collection, while supplies last, at TampaBaySports.com.
The Road Ahead
Saturday, February 29 vs. Calgary Flames
Tuesday, March 3 vs. Boston Bruins
Thursday, March 5 vs. Montreal Canadiens
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