Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.
When: Wednesday, December 6 - 7 p.m. ET
Where: AMALIE Arena - Tampa, FL
TV coverage: Bally Sports (check local listings)
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Where to stream it: BallySports.com
Lines from Monday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Steven Stamkos - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Alex Barre-Boulet
Tanner Jeannot - Nick Paul - Mikey Eyssimont
Cole Koepke - Luke Glendening - Tyler Motte
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Darren Raddysh
Calvin de Haan - Nick Perbix
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Wednesday's Matchup
The Lightning and Penguins are playing the second of three matchups this season and the second of two meetings at AMALIE Arena...Tampa Bay fell 4-2 Nov. 30 vs. PIT at AMALIE Arena...The Bolts posted a 0-2-1 record vs. PIT last season and were outscored 18-9 over the three contests...Nikita Kucherov (1-4—5) and Brayden Point (3-2—5) were tied for the Tampa Bay team lead in points vs. PIT last season with Kucherov pacing the team in assists and Point leading the way in goals...Kucherov has found the scoresheet in four consecutive games vs. PIT (1-6—7) and has 21 points over his last 16 contests vs. PIT (6-15—21)...Point has scored a goal in three of his last four games vs. PIT (3-2—5)...Steven Stamkos has pointed in 15 of his last 18 contests vs. PIT (8-15—23) and has found the scoresheet in 10 of his last 11 home games vs. PIT (5-12— 17)...Victor Hedman has recorded points in nine of his last 12 contests vs. PIT (2-9—11)...Mikhail Sergachev has picked up 13 points over his last 15 games vs. PIT (4-9—13)...The Bolts are 5-4-1 in their last 10 home games vs. PIT and 4-5-1 in the last 10 meetings overall...Stamkos (16-29—45), Martin St. Louis (15-30—45) and Vincent Lecavalier (27- 18—45) are tied for the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. PIT with Lecavalier leading the way in goals and St. Louis ranking first in assists.
Injuries
Conor Sheary - Upper-body, out
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
New Holiday Merchandise Drop
It's Day One of Tampa Bay Sports' 12 Days of Drops, and today we're dropping new Tampa Bay Lightning holiday merchandise to add to your collection. Available in store at AMALIE Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last. Check back daily for a new drop!
The Road Ahead
Thursday, December 7 at Nashville Predators
Saturday, December 9 at Seattle Kraken
Tuesday, December 12 at Vancouver Canucks
