Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning's matchup against the New York Islanders:
When: Saturday, October 10 - 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: UBS Arena - Elmont, NY
TV coverage: The Spot - Tampa Bay 66 (check local listings); Pregame show begins at 7 p.m. ET
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: TampaBayLightning.com/StreamNow
Lines from Monday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Gage Goncalves -Brayden Point- Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Jake Guentzel
Ilya Mikheyev - Zemgus Girgensons - Pontus Holmberg
Conor Geekie - Jeff Viel
Defensemen
JJ Moser - John Carlson
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Victor Hedman - Max Crozier
Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Dennis Hildeby
Saturday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning open a two-game road trip with a visit to play the New York Islanders on the road Saturday...This marks Tampa Bay’s only visit to UBS Arena this season and is the first of a three-game season series against the Islanders...The Lightning are 60-47-11 all-time against New York, including 26-29-4 on the road...Tampa Bay went 0-2-1 against New York a season ago and was led on offense by Nikita Kucherov (0-2—2 in 2 GP)...Andrei Vasilevskiy was 0-1-0 with a .917 save percentage against the Islanders, and Jonas Johansson went 0-1-1 with a .914 save percentage...Vincent Lecavalier (23-23—46) and Steven Stamkos (22-24—46) are the franchise’s co-leaders in career scoring against New York, while Kucherov leads active Bolts with 11-28—39 in 34 games...Forward Jake Guentzel has scored 14-24—38 against the Islanders over 36 career games against the club between the Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins...Vasilevskiy carries a 14-5-1 career record against the Islanders paired with a .937 save percentage, while Dennis Hildeby awaits his first career start against New York.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Pressbox Oversized Collection
Your favorite ladies merchandise is back with another drop, check out the Pressbox oversized graphic collection today, and show your Tampa Bay Lightning pride with style! Available in store at Benchmark International Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Tuesday, October 13 at New York Rangers
Thursday, October 15 vs. Seattle Kraken
Saturday, October 17 vs. Vancouver Canucks
