Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
When: Tuesday, November 7 - 7 p.m. ET
Where: Bell Centre - Montreal, QC
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
Brandon Hagel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos - Nick Paul - Conor Sheary
Tyler Motte - Anthony Cirelli - Alex Barre-Boulet
Tanner Jeannot - Luke Glendening - Austin Watson
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Darren Raddysh
Calvin de Haan - Nick Perbix
Goaltenders
Jonas Johansson
Matt Tomkins
Tuesday's Matchup
The Lightning and Canadiens are playing the first of four matchups this season and the first of two meetings at Bell Centre... The Bolts posted a 3-1-0 record vs. MTL last season with a road record of 1-1-0 and a home record of 2-0-0...Tampa Bay outscored MTL by a combined total of 16-8 in the four meetings last season...Brandon Hagel (6-1—7) led the Lightning in goals and points vs. MTL last season, while Nikita Kucherov (1-4—5) and Mikhail Sergachev (0-4—4) were tied for the team lead in assists...Hagel has found the scoresheet in four of his seven career games vs. MTL (6-2—8)...Kucherov has picked up points in 15 of his last 18 contests vs. MTL (10-16—26) with 10 multi-point efforts during that span...Kucherov has pointed in seven of his last nine games at MTL (5-7—12)... Steven Stamkos has found the scoresheet in 16 of his last 18 contests vs. MTL (10-12—22)...Stamkos has pointed in nine straight games at MTL (5-7—12)...Sergachev is riding a three-game point streak vs. MTL (0-4—4)...Brayden Point has picked up points in three straight games vs. MTL (3-1—4) and has pointed in seven of the last eight meetings (6-4—10)...Victor Hedman has found the scoresheet in seven of his last eight contests vs. MTL (3-8—11)... Anthony Cirelli has picked up points in six of his last nine games vs. MTL (3-4—7)...Tampa Bay is 7-2-1 in their last 10 games at MTL and 8-1-1 in the last 10 meetings overall...The Lightning are 56-39-11 with six ties all-time vs. MTL, including a road record of 27-24-3 with one tie...Hedman (9-36—45) holds the Bolts franchise record for career assists and points vs. MTL, while Stamkos (23-20—43) leads the way in goals.
Injuries
Andrei Vasilevskiy - Back, out
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The Road Ahead
Thursday, November 9 vs. Chicago Blackhawks - Buy Tickets
Saturday, November 11 vs. Carolina Hurricanes - Buy Tickets
Tuesday, November 14 at St. Louis Blues
