Lightning at Senators preview

LIGHTNING (22-13-4) at SENATORS (16-20-5)
7 p.m. ET; SN1, SUN, NHL.TV

The Lightning have outscored opponents 21-11 during the streak and are 8-2-1 in their past 11 games.
Defenseman Mike Reilly will make his debut for the Senators after he was acquired from the Montreal Canadiens for forward Andrew Sturtz and a fifth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft on Thursday. Reilly will be paired with Cody Goloubef.
Goaltender Craig Anderson will start for Ottawa, which is 0-2-1 and has allowed 15 goals in its past three games.

Players to watch

Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman has no points in two games after having eight points (two goals, six assists) in his previous three games.
Senators forward Anthony Duclair has 17 points (11 goals, six assists) in his past 14 games.

They said it

"When you're in the position that we were in five games ago, we want wins, we want points. We talked about it before getting on a little run here. We were two or three games behind teams, so we needed to win those to catch up, so we've done a good job of that. Ultimately, it's about winning and getting points, and we'd like to continue this streak." -- Lightning forward Steven Stamkos
"I think we haven't been as detailed as we want to be. I think we've been getting frustrated and kind of getting away from the way we want to play. You've got to be pretty diligent in putting the pucks in the right spots, our assignments in our [defensive] zone, and taking care of the things we know we need to take care of. We had a nice little refresher yesterday and I think we'll be ready to go tonight."-- Senators forward Connor Brown on the team's recent struggles on defense

Lightning projected lineup

Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- Steven Stamkos
Pat Maroon -- Cedric Paquette -- Tyler Johnson
Yanni Gourde -- Mitchell Stephens -- Carter Verhaeghe
Victor Hedman -- Braydon Coburn
Ryan McDonagh -- Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Curtis McElhinney
Scratched:Luke Schenn
Injured:Jan Rutta (lower body)

Senators projected lineup

Brady Tkachuk -- Colin White -- Tyler Ennis
Nicholas Paul -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Connor Brown
Rudolfs Balcers -- Artem Anisimov -- Anthony Duclair
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Chris Tierney -- Scott Sabourin
Thomas Chabot -- Christian Jaros
Mike Reilly -- Cody Goloubef
Mark Borowiecki -- Andreas Englund
Craig Anderson
Marcus Hogberg
Scratched: Mikkel Boedker, Drake Batherson
Injured: Dylan DeMelo (finger), Nikita Zaitsev (undisclosed), Anders Nilsson (concussion), Ron Hainsey (undisclosed)

Status report

The Lightning did not hold a morning skate. … Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said he hopes to have Rutta back soon, but did not give a timeline. … Duclair will be a game-time decision after blocking a shot in a 6-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Thursday, coach D.J. Smith said. If he can't play, Batherson, who was recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League, will draw in. … DeMelo, Zaitsev and Hainsey each are day to day.

Stat pack

Lightning forward Brayden Point has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past six games. … The Senators are 9-2-2 in their past 13 home games.