Lightning vs. Maple Leafs: Projected lines, injuries and storylines

The Bolts are back on the road, beginning a quick two-game trip with a matchup against the Maple Leafs. This will be a quick trip for the Lightning, as they return home after taking on the Sabres on Tuesday.
Tampa Bay will have their hands full against the surging Maple Leafs. Toronto currently sits eight points back of the Lightning for first in the Atlantic Division after winning seven of their last eight games.

Lines from Saturday's game. Subject to change.
Forwards
Yanni Gourde - Steven Stamkos - Tyler Johnson
Alex Killorn - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Cory Conacher - Vladislav Namestnikov - Adam Erne
Chris Kunitz - Cedric Paquette - Ryan Callahan
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Anton Stralman
Mikhail Sergachev - Dan Girardi
Braydon Coburn - Andrej Sustr
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy or Louis Domingue
Monday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Maple Leafs are playing their second of four regular season meetings and second of two at Air Canada Centre...Tampa Bay shut out Toronto 2-0 on Jan. 2 behind a 29-save effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy, his sixth shutout and fifth road shutout of the season... Cedric Paquette scored his first goal of the season and Alex Killorn also tallied a goal in that Lightning win...The Bolts have won three in a row in Toronto -- outscoring the Maple Leafs a combined 13-4 in the process -- and four of their last five in Toronto...Tampa Bay is 7-2-1 in its last 10 games overall against Toronto... Andrei Vasilevskiy has two shutouts in nine career starts vs. TOR and has given up one goal combined over his last two starts against the Maple Leafs... Andrej Sustr has more career assists (7) and points (7) vs. TOR than any other NHL team and has four assists in his last four games against the Maple Leafs (DNP in 1st meeting this season)... Steven Stamkos has recorded 2-4--6 over his last three games vs. TOR (only played 1 of 4 meetings last season due to injury).
Monday's Storylines
The Lightning have scored at least one power-play goal in five-straight games and a NHL-best 38 games overall this season...The Bolts rank tied for second in the NHL for power-play success rate (24.1%) and power-play goals (46)...Tampa Bay continues to pace the NHL for wins (38), points (79), points percentage (.718), ROW (36), goals (196), goals per game (3.56) and goal differential (+53)...The Lightning are off to their best start in franchise history with 79 points through 55 games, six points better than the 73 points put up by the 2014-15 team (34-16-5) through 55 games...Tampa Bay leads the NHL for road victories (19) road points (40) and road goals (104)... Victor Hedman will play in his 600th career NHL game his next game.
Injuries
2017-18 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 82
Current injuries
Peter Budaj - Lower body (out indefinitely; injured Dec. 29) 18 Games
Ondrej Palat - Lower body (out 6 to 8 weeks; injured Jan. 20) 9 Games
Transactions
Feb. 8 - Recalled F Adam Erne from AHL Syracuse
Feb. 6 - Re-assigned F Michael Bournival to AHL Syracuse
In the NIk of Time
Tampa Bay right winger Nikita Kucherov scored a goal for the second-straight game, netting a power-play tally Feb. 10 vs. LAK...Kucherov's power-play goal was his fourth of the season and first since Oct. 26 vs. Detroit...Kucherov's power-play marker was his 100th career power-play point...Kucherov is ranked tied for third with three other players in the NHL for goals, three goals behind league leader WSH's Alex Ovechkin...Kucherov leads the NHL for even-strength goals (25)... Kucherov has recorded points in two-straight games (2-1--3) and three of his last four games (2-3--5)...Kucherov has led the NHL for scoring continuously since Dec. 12.
Squashing Rookie Records
Lightning rookie Yanni Gourde tallied an assist Feb. 10 vs. LAK to extend his point streak to five games (3-5--8), tying a career high for consecutive games with a point set earlier this season (3-4--7 from Oct. 26-Nov. 9)...Gourde recorded his 50th career point in the NHL Saturday...Gourde has points in eight of his last nine games (6-5--11)...Gourde recorded his 41st point of the season Saturday, the seventh-most points in a season by a rookie in Lightning history, behind only Brad Richards (62 in 2000-01), Ondrej Palat (59 in 2013-14), Tyler Johnson (50 in 2013-14), Steven Stamkos (46 in 2008-09), Rob Zamuner (43 in 1992-93) and Chris Gratton (42 in 1993-94)...Gourde is third in the NHL for rookie scoring behind NYI's Mathew Barzal (16-42--58) and VAN's Brock Boeser (26-21-- 47)...Gourde ranks second in the NHL for shooting percentage (21.3%) behind only VGK's William Karlsson (25%)...Gourde ranks second in the NHL for goals among rookies.