Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Brandon Hagel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos - Anthony Cirelli - Alex Killorn
Ross Colton - Nick Paul - Pat Maroon
Tanner Jeannot - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Nick Perbix
Mikhail Sergachev - Darren Raddysh
Ian Cole - Erik Cernak
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Tuesday's Matchup
The Lightning and Hurricanes are playing the third of three matchups this season and the second of two meetings at PNC Arena…The Bolts are 0-1-1 vs. CAR this season with a 4-3 shootout loss Nov. 3 at AMALIE Arena and a 6-0 loss March 5 at PNC Arena…Nikita Kucherov has picked up points in five of his last six games vs. CAR (1-7-8)…Brayden Point has recorded three points over his last three games vs. CAR (1-2-3)…Steven Stamkos has picked up four points over his last three contests vs. CAR (1-3-4)…Alex Killorn has found the scoresheet in four of his last five games vs. CAR (2-2-4)…Ross Colton has pointed in two of his three career games at CAR (0-2-2)…Nick Paul has picked up points in four of his last six contests vs. CAR (3-1-4)…Victor Hedman has found the scoresheet in six of his last 10 games vs. CAR (2-5-7)…In nine career games at CAR, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 4-4-1 with a .923 save percentage and a 2.69 goals against average…Tampa Bay has scored five power-play goals over the last three games vs. CAR…The Lightning are 3-4-3 in their last 10 road games at CAR and 4-4-2 in the last 10 meetings overall…The Bolts are 68-51-11 with 10 ties all-time vs. CAR, including a road record of 26-30-8 with seven ties…Martin St. Louis (38-48-86) holds the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. CAR.
Tuesday's Storylines
Tampa Bay is playing the fourth and final game of a four-game road trip tonight…The Bolts will play eight of their 16 games in March on the road…The Lightning just wrapped up a 19-game stretch over the course of 33 days, the most games the team has played in a span of 33 days in franchise history…The Bolts are 10-7-2 against Metropolitan Division opponents and 21-18-3 against the Eastern Conference this season…The Bolts can clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with any combination of eight points gained by Tampa Bay or lost by Florida.
Injuries
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 104
Current Injuries:
None
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The Road Ahead
Thursday, March 30 vs. Washington Capitals
Saturday, April 1 vs. New York Islanders
Wednesday, April 5 at New York Rangers
