Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Brandon Hagel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos - Nick Paul - Alex Killorn
Ross Colton - Vladislav Namestnikov - Corey Perry
Cole Koepke - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Pat Maroon
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Nick Perbix
Ian Cole - Zach Bogosian
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Thursday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Flyers are playing the second of three matchups this season and the only meeting at Wells Fargo Center…Tampa Bay fell to Philadelphia 3-2 in the first meeting Oct. 18 at AMALIE Arena…Steven Stamkos scored both of the Bolts goals in the second period with both tallies coming on the power play…Nikita Kucherov assisted on both of the Stamkos goals, while Victor Hedman and Vladislav Namestnikov also picked up a helper in the loss…Scott Laughton made it a 2-1 game with 9:17 left in the second before Philadelphia scored twice in the third period to skate to a 3-2 win over Tampa Bay…Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21 shots in the loss…The Bolts are 7-3-0 in their last 10 road games at PHI and 9-1-0 in the last 10 matchups overall…Stamkos has recorded points in five straight games vs. PHI (4-6-10) and 11 of the last 12 matchups (9-15-24)…Stamkos has pointed in 13 of 18 career games at PHI (9-9-18)…Kucherov has recorded four points in his last two games vs. PHI (1-3-4)…Kucherov has pointed in nine of his last 11 games vs. PHI (4-16-20)…Hedman has four points in his last two games vs. PHI (0-4-4)…Hedman has pointed in eight of his last 10 games vs. PHI (2-13-15)…Brayden Point has recorded points in eight of his 11 career games vs. PHI (7-4-11)…Vasilevskiy has won three straight starts at PHI…The Lightning are 50-45-3 with eight ties all-time vs. PHI, including a road record of 22-22-1 with seven ties…Martin St. Louis (15-43-58) holds the Lightning franchise records for career points and assists vs. PHI.
Thursday's Storylines
Tampa Bay is playing the third and final game of a three-game road trip, matching their longest road trip of the season thus far…The Bolts will play five of their 14 games in December on the road…The Lightning are 3-4-1 against Metropolitan Division opponents this season…Tampa Bay is 6-5-0 on the road this season and have won four of their last six road contests…Since the start of the 2017-18 season, the Bolts have posted an NHL-best .646 points percentage (121-63-14) on the road.
Injuries
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 59
Current Injuries:
Rudolfs Balcers (Upper-body injury; Out Indefinitely) 2 Games
Anthony Cirelli (Shoulder surgery; Out) 22 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Chase Sale
Chase cardholders, save 50% off Lightning gear at TampaBaySports.com. Offer valid Thursday until 11:59 p.m. Certain restrictions apply. Visit Chase.com/Lightning for details.
The Road Ahead
Saturday, December 3 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Tuesday, December 6 vs. Detroit Red Wings
Thursday, December 8 vs. Nashville Predators
