PROJECTED LINES
Lines are from Monday's game at Los Angeles, and subject to change.
Forwards
Ondrej Palat
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Vladislav Namestnikov
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Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn
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Tyler Johnson
- Erik Condra
Brian Boyle
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Valtteri Filppula
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Jonathan Drouin
Michael Bournival -
Cedric Paquette
- Gabriel Dumont
Defensemen
Nikita Nesterov
- Anton Stralman
Jason Garrison
- Andrej Sustr
Braydon Coburn - Luke Witkowski
Goaltender
Ben Bishop
or
Andrei Vasilevskiy
TUESDAY'S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Ducks are playing their first of two meetings this season...Tampa Bay has swept the season series from Anaheim each of the last two seasons and has won four-straight games in the series...Ben Bishop was in net for all four of those victories and gave up just three goals combined, recording a 0.75 GAA and .976 save %...The Lightning haven't lost to Anaheim in regulation since Dec. 9, 2006, a 4-3 defeat in Tampa...The Bolts have gone 7-0-4 against Anaheim in the 11 games since that defeat...Overall, the Lightning are 14-11-4 with one tie all-time against the Ducks...The Bolts have won two in a row in Anaheim and haven't lost in regulation in Anaheim since Dec. 14, 2005 (4-2 defeat), going 3-0-3 since...The Lightning are 6-5-3 with one tie all-time in Anaheim.
LIGHTNING-DUCKS STORYLINES
The Lightning are completing their third set of back-to-back games in a stretch of three-consecutive back-to-back sets over 11 days...The Bolts are playing the second game of a six-game road trip, the road trip tying a season long for days (11) and games (also: Oct. 25-Nov. 1)...Tampa Bay won for just the second time this season against a Pacific Division opponent and the third time vs. a Western Conference foe following its win Monday in Los Angeles...That victory over the Kings also ended a five-game road losing skid for the Bolts.
INJURIES
2016-17 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 132
JT Brown - Upper-body injury (DAY-TO-DAY; INJURED JAN. 7) 4 Games
Ryan Callahan - Lower-body injury (INJURED JAN. 7; ANNOUNCED ON JAN. 15 EXPECTED TO MISS APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS ) 4 Games
Victor Hedman - Illness (JAN. 16) 1 Game
Brayden Point - Upper-body injury (OUT 4-6 WEEKS; INJURED DEC. 28) 9 Games
Steven Stamkos - Lateral meniscus tear in right knee (OUT APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS; INJURED NOV. 15) 28 Games\
TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 15 - Recalled F Joel Vermin from AHL Syracuse
Jan. 14 - Re-assigned F Matthew Peca to AHL Syracuse
Jan. 13 - Recalled F Erik Condra from AHL Syracuse
Jan. 10 - Re-assigned D Slater Koekkoek to AHL Syracuse
Jan. 10 - Re-assigned G Kristers Gudlevskis to AHL Syracuse
Jan. 10 - Recalled F Gabriel Dumont from AHL Syracuse
Jan. 10 - Recalled G Kristers Gudlevskis from AHL Syracuse
Jan. 10 - Re-assigned G Adam Wilcox to AHL Syracuse
Jan. 9 - Re-assigned F Adam Erne to AHL Syracuse
Jan. 9 - Re-assigned F Erik Condra to AHL Syracuse
Jan. 8 - Recalled F Michael Bournival from AHL Syracuse
Jan. 8 - Recalled F Erik Condra from AHL Syracuse
Jan. 6 - Recalled D Luke Witkowski from AHL Syracuse
BACK TO BACK
The Lightning have 16 sets of back-to-back games this season, their most back-to-back sets in a season since 16 were on the schedule in 2010-11 (most all-time back-to-back sets: 19 during 1997-98 and 1993-94 seasons)...Tonight, the Lightning are finishing the third set of a stretch of three back-to-back sets in 11 days.
