Lines from Thursday's game. Subject to change.
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - Tyler Johnson
Yanni Gourde - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - J.T. Miller
Adam Erne - Cedric Paquette - Mathieu Joseph
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Dan Girardi
Ryan McDonagh - Anton Stralman
Braydon Coburn - Mikhail Sergachev
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Louis Domingue
Saturday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Canadiens are playing their third of four meetings this season (also: April 2 at MTL) and second of two meetings at AMALIE Arena...The Bolts have won both prior matchups...The Lightning defeated the Canadiens 4-1 Nov. 13 in Montreal, the Bolts scoring four-consecutive goals after falling behind 1-0 58 seconds into the game, Steven Stamkos netting a pair of goals in the win... Tampa Bay was a 6-5 winner over Montreal at AMALIE Arena Dec. 29, Adam Erne scoring two third-period goals as Tampa Bay overcame a 5-4 deficit entering the final period...Tampa Bay has won four in a row over Montreal and is on a nine-game point streak against the Canadiens (7-0-2)...The Lightning have won three in a row at home over Montreal and are on a five-game home point streak against the Habs (4-0-1)...Nikita Kucherov is on a seven-game point streak vs. MTL (5-6--11).
Saturday's Storylines
Tampa Bay has yet to lose in regulation in February, going 6-0-2 in the month...The Lightning's current eight-game point streak is their second longest of the season (longest: 16 games from Nov. 29-Jan. 3)...The Bolts have scored 22 goals over their last four games and lead the NHL for goals (225), goals per game (3.88) and home goals (128)...Tampa Bay became the eighth team in NHL history to reach the 90-point mark within its first 58 games of the season, joining the 1978-80 Flyers (91 pts. in 56 GP), 1976-77 Canadiens (91 pts. in 57 GP), 1977-78 Canadiens (91 pts. in 57 GP), 2015-16 Capitals (90 pts. in 57 GP), 1971-72 Bruins (91 pts. in 58 GP), 1995-96 Red Wings (90 pts. in 58 GP) and 2008-09 Sharks (91 pts. in 58 GP).
Injuries
2018-19 Man Games Lost: 84
Erik Cernak (Lower-body injury; Day-to-Day) 2 Games
Parking Info
As our partners at Water Street Tampa continue to develop the 60 contiguous acres in the neighborhood surrounding AMALIE Arena, we ask for your patience and consideration when planning your visit to cheer on the Lightning or enjoy a concert, event or family show. We are pleased to report that the development project is well underway with a hotel and USF Health's Morsani College of Medicine in the midst of construction while we expect to see groundbreakings on several other projects during the 2018-19 season. Roadways are being realigned, traffic patterns are changing and new transportation options are emerging - all with a vision of creating a more user-friendly environment in the blocks surrounding AMALIE Arena.
As you plan your trip downtown, we aim to keep you informed of these new developments, offering you all you need to know about arriving at AMALIE safe and on time for your game or event.
Visit
TampaBayLightning.com/parking
for more information.
The Road Ahead
Monday, Feb. 18 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Tuesday, Feb. 19 at Philadelphia Flyers
Thursday, Feb. 21 vs. Buffalo Sabres
