Lightning at Devils preview

LIGHTNING (19-7-1) AT DEVILS (9-11-5)
7 p.m. ET; NHLN, MSG+, SUN, NHL.TV

Kucherov had a goal and two assists in a 5-4 overtime win at the Florida Panthers on Saturday, and has 20 points (four goals, 16 assists) during his streak for the Lightning. Tampa Bay is 7-2-0 in its past nine games and has scored at least four goals in five of its past six. The Lightning have outscored the Devils 13-5 in two wins this season.
The Devils are looking to end a five-game losing streak (0-2-3).

Players to watch

Lightning center Brayden Point has 15 points (10 goals, five assists) in his past nine games.
Devils left wing Taylor Hall has eight points (three goals, five assists) in his past six games.

They said it

"I thought our Stanley Cup Playoff series with the Devils last season started a little rivalry. These have been two emotional games (against the Devils) and we expect the same [Monday]. We just have to worry about us, and when we do that and focus on what we can control, we're an effective team." -- Lightning forward J.T. Miller
"We've been doing good things lately but now it's a matter of finishing off games when we have leads. Playing well with the lead and not sitting back and eventually the two points will come and we'll get confidence from that because right now that's what we need." -- Devils forward Taylor Hall

Lightning projected lineup

Tyler Johnson -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Ondrej Palat -- Steven Stamkos -- Yanni Gourde
Alex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- J.T. Miller
Mathieu Joseph -- Cedric Paquette -- Ryan Callahan
Victor Hedman -- Dan Girardi
Ryan McDonagh -- Erik Cernak
Braydon Coburn -- Mikhail Sergachev
Louis Domingue
Edward Pasquale
Scratched: Danick Martel, Slater Koekkoek, Adam Erne
Injured:Anton Stralman (upper body), Andrei Vasilevskiy (left foot fracture)

Devils projected lineup

Taylor Hall -- Nico Hischier -- Kyle Palmieri
Marcus Johansson -- Pavel Zacha -- Jesper Bratt
Blake Coleman -- Travis Zajac -- Miles Wood
Brian Boyle -- Brett Seney
Mirco Mueller -- Sami Vatanen
Andy Greene -- Damon Severson
Will Butcher -- Ben Lovejoy
Egor Yakovlev
Keith Kinkaid
Cory Schneider
Scratched: Steven Santini, Stefan Noesen, Drew Stafford
Injured:Joey Anderson (broken ankle)

Status report

Pasquale was recalled from Syracuse of the American Hockey League on Sunday. ... Bratt is a game-time decision because of an illness. ... Devils coach John Hynes said his lineup could feature 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Butcher will play after being scratched against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.

Stat pack

Stamkos has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past nine games. ... Domingue is 5-1-0 with a 3.00 goals-against average and .901 save percentage in his past six games. ... Bratt has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past four games.