Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Maple Leafs on Saturday.
When: Saturday, October 21 - 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
Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Alex Barre-Boulet - Braydent Point - Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos - Anthony Cirelli - Brandon Hagel
Tanner Jeannot - Nick Paul - Waltteri Merela
Conor Sheary - Luke Glendening - Mikey Eyssimont
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Darren Raddysh
Calvin de Haan - Nick Perbix
Goaltenders
Jonas Johansson
Matt Tomkins
Saturday's Matchup
The Lightning and Maple Leafs are playing the first of four matchups this season and the first of two meetings at AMALIE Arena...The Bolts posted a 1-2-0 record vs. TOR last season, winning one of two matchups at home and dropping the lone contest at Scotiabank Arena...Mikhail Sergachev (1-2—3) and Steven Stamkos (0-3—3) were tied for the Tampa Bay team lead in points vs. TOR last season, while Alex Killorn (2-0—2) and Vladislav Namestnikov (2-0—2) were tied for the team lead in goals...Stamkos is riding a six-game point streak vs. TOR (2-8—10) and has points in 15 of his last 19 games vs. TOR (6-23—29)...Stamkos has found the scoresheet in six straight home games vs. TOR (1-8—9) and 15 of his last 16 home games vs. TOR (5-17—22)...Stamkos has pointed in 21 of his 24 career home games vs. TOR (10-22—32)...Stamkos has recorded more points vs. TOR than any other NHL franchise (22- 39—61, 48 GP)...Nikita Kucherov has recorded points in 12 of his last 13 contests vs. TOR (9-8—17) and has points in eight consecutive home games vs. TOR (6-4—10) with goals in six of those eight games...Mikhail Sergachev has found the scoresheet in three of his last four games vs. TOR (1-3—4)...Conor Sheary has five points over his last eight games vs. TOR (2-3—5)...Victor Hedman has recorded seven points over his last eight home games vs. TOR (2-5—7)... The Bolts are 5-5-0 in their last 10 home games vs. TOR and 4-5-1 in the last 10 meetings overall... Tampa Bay is 45-52-8 with two ties all-time vs. TOR, including a home record of 23-26-3 with one tie...Stamkos (22-39— 61) holds the Lightning franchise records for career assists and points vs. TOR and is tied with Vincent Lecavalier (22-30—52) for the all-time lead in goals.
Injuries
Tyler Motte - Upper-body, out
Andrei Vasilevskiy - Back, out
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Travis Mathew Fall 23 New Product + Women's Launch
The fall 2023 Travis Mathew collaboration has arrived, and this year includes an exclusive women's collection. Shop the entire collection, now in store at AMALIE Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Tuesday, October 24 vs. Carolina Hurricanes - Buy Tickets
Thursday, October 26 vs. San Jose Sharks - Buy Tickets
Monday, October 30 vs. Seattle Kraken - Buy Tickets
