Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Steven Stamkos - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Alex Killorn
Ross Colton - Nick Paul - Michael Eyssimont
Pat Maroon - 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 Maple Leafs are facing each other in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second-straight year…Tampa Bay won last year's series in seven games, winning Game 7 at TOR, 2-1, with Nick Paul scoring both goals for the Bolts…Nikita Kucherov led all Lightning skaters with eight points in last year's First Round (2-6-8), while Ross Colton (3-2-5) and Ondrej Palat were tied for the team lead in goals…Tampa Bay posted a 1-2-0 record vs. TOR this season…Mikhail Sergachev (1-2-3) and Steven Stamkos (0-3-3) were tied for the Bolts team lead in points vs. TOR this season, while Alex Killorn (2-0-2) and Vladislav Namestnikov (2-0-2) were tied for the team lead in goals…Kucherov has picked up points in 12 of his last 13 reg. season games vs. TOR (9-8-17)…Kucherov has found the scoresheet in 12 of his 15 career reg. season games at TOR (7-13-20)…Stamkos is riding a six-game reg. season point streak vs. TOR (2-10-12) and has picked up points in nine of the last 10 reg. season meetings (4-15-19)…Stamkos has recorded 11 points over his last five reg. season games at TOR (3-8-11)…Killorn has recorded points in four of his last six reg. season games vs. TOR (4-3-7)…Corey Perry has four points over his last four reg. season games vs. TOR (0-4-4)…Sergachev has picked up four points over his last four reg. season games vs. TOR (1-3-4)…Tampa Bay is 6-3-1 in their last 10 reg. season road games at TOR and 4-5-1 in the last 10 reg. season meetings overall…The Lightning are 45-52-8 with two ties all-time in the reg. season vs. TOR, including a road record of 22-26-5 with one tie…Stamkos (22-39-61) holds the Tampa Bay franchise record for career reg. season points vs. TOR.
Tuesday's Storylines
The Lightning are in the playoffs for the sixth-consecutive season, a franchise record for consecutive playoff appearances…Tampa Bay qualified for the postseason for the ninth time in Jon Cooper's 10 full seasons as head coach and the 15th time total in franchise history…The Bolts enter the 2023 Playoffs having won 11 of their last 12 playoff series…The Lightning are 121-87 all-time in the postseason with a .582 points percentage, the second-highest among all NHL teams (best: Edmonton Oilers, .583)…The Bolts are 15-21 all-time in Game 1s of a playoff series…Tampa Bay is 7-9 all-time in road Game 1s of a playoff series…The Lightning are 5-9 all-time in playoff openers and 4-4 under Cooper.
Injuries
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 110
Current Injuries:
Tanner Jeannot (Lower-body injury; Day-to-day) 4 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Lightning vs. Leafs Round 1 Match-up Puck
Commemorate the Lightning's Round 1 match-up with the Toronto Maple Leafs with this Limited Edition Puck. Available in store and online at TampaBaySports.com while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Game 2 | Lightning at Maple Leafs, Thursday, April 20
Game 3 | Lightning vs. Maple Leafs, Saturday, April 22
Game 4 | Lightning vs. Maple Leafs, Monday, April 24
Game 5 | Lightning at Maple Leafs, Thursday, April 27*
Game 6 | Lightning vs. Maple Leafs, Saturday, April 29*
Game 7 | Lightning at Maple Leafs, Monday, May 1\
\If necessary
