LIGHTNING (7-2-0) at AVALANCHE (5-4-1)
9 p.m. ET; The Spot, ALT, SN360, TVAS
Lightning projected lineup
Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Nikita Kucherov
Gage Goncalves-- Brayden Point -- Jake Guentzel
Ilya Mikheyev -- Zemgus Girgensons -- Pontus Holmberg
Jeffrey Viel -- Conor Geekie -- Dominic James
J.J. Moser -- John Carlson
Ryan McDonagh -- Erik Cernak
Victor Hedman -- Max Crozier
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Dennis Hildeby
Scratched: Scott Sabourin, Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Emil Lilleberg
Injured: Yanni Gourde (hip)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas
Gabriel Landeskog -- Brock Nelson -- Nazem Kadri
Jaden Schwartz -- Fedor Svechkov -- T.J. Hughes
Taylor Makar -- Parker Kelly -- Logan O’Connor
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Brett Kulak -- Sam Malinski
Josh Manson -- Brent Burns
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Noah Juulsen
Injured: Zachary L’Heureux (upper body), Nicolas Roy (lower body)
Status report
Tampa Bay held an optional morning skate. … Cirelli will play after the forward left a 6-2 win at the Vegas Golden Knights with an undisclosed injury on Tuesday. ... O’Connor will make his season debut after missing the past 10 games due to a lower-body injury and then the death of his father. … Taylor Makar was recalled from Colorado of the American Hockey League on Friday; the forward will make his season debut. … Roy, a forward who is day to day, participated in the Avalanche morning skate wearing a non-contact jersey.
