• Per the Tampa Bay Times, former Coyotes goalie Louis Domingue will start in goal for the Bolts, who rank first in the Eastern Conference with 106 points. Domingue played 84 games for the Coyotes from 2014-18, including seven last October. Domingue has won six of eight starts with the Lightning and has a 2.84 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage in nine games with Tampa Bay. The Lightning are 27-8-2 at home, and lead the NHL in wins (51), goals (272), and goal differential (+59). Nikita Kucherov ranks second in the NHL with 95 points (37 goals, 58 assists), trailing only Edmonton's Connor McDavid (99). Viktor Hedman ranks seventh among NHL defensemen with 55 points, despite missing five games. Captain Steven Stamkos will not play because of a lower-body injury.