Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Brandon Hagel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos - Nick Paul - Alex Killorn
Ross Colton - Anthony Cirelli - Pat Maroon
Vladislav Namestnikov - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Nick Perbix
Ian Cole - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Cal Foote
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Tuesday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Kraken are playing the first of two matchups this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts posted a 2-0-0 record against SEA in the team's inaugural season last year…The Lightning outscored SEA 7-1 over the two matchups last season…Steven Stamkos (1-3-4) led Tampa Bay in points and assists vs. SEA last season, while Victor Hedman (2-1-3) paced the Bolts in goals…Hedman, Stamkos and Ondrej Palat each picked up points in both games vs. SEA last season…Andrei Vasilevskiy started both games vs. SEA last season, collecting two wins with 41 saves on 42 shots against with one shutout for a .976 save percentage and 0.50 goals against average…SEA is one of two teams Vasilevskiy has never lost to in his career (also: Chicago, 13-0-0).
Tuesday's Storylines
Tampa Bay is playing the fifth game of a season-long, six-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will play nine of their 14 games in December at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning are 3-2-0 against Pacific Division opponents this season…Tampa Bay is 10-4-1 at home this season and have won seven of their last nine home contests…The Bolts are playing the Kraken for just the third time in franchise history…Former Tampa Bay forward Yanni Gourde, who won two Stanley Cups with Tampa Bay, is tied for the fourth-most assists and fifth-most points among SEA skaters…Cale Fleury, brother of Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury, has skated in four games with SEA this season.
Injuries
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 69
Current Injuries:
Rudolfs Balcers (Upper-body injury; Out indefinitely) 7 Games
Haydn Fleury (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 4 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Reverse Retro Jersey and Ornament
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The Road Ahead
Thursday, December 15 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Saturday, December 17 at Montreal Canadiens
Teusday, December 20 at Toronto Maple Leafs
