Lines from Monday's practice (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - Taylor Raddysh
Alex Killorn - Brayden Point - Mathieu Joseph
Patrick Maroon - Ross Colton - Corey Perry
Boris Katchouk - Riley Nash - Gabriel Fortier
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Zach Bogosian
Darren Raddysh - Cal Foote
Goaltenders
Hugo Alnefelt
Maxime Lagace
Tuesday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Canadiens are playing their second of three meetings this season and the first of two at AMALIE Arena...Tampa Bay defeated Montreal 3-2 Dec. 7 at Bell Centre in the first meeting, the Lightning scoring the game-tying (Corey Perry - 17:51) and game-winning goals (Ondrej Palat - 19:22) 1:31 apart over the final 2:09 of the contest for the come-from-behind victory...The Bolts have won five in a row and 10 of their last 11 in the regular season over Montreal...The Lightning are on a six-game regular season home win streak over Montreal (jumps to nine-straight home wins over the Canadiens when including playoffs), that streak starting Dec. 28, 2017, tied for the Bolts second-longest active home win streak versus one franchise (longest: 8-straight home wins vs. EDM)...Andrei Vasilevskiy has won nine-straight regular season starts versus Montreal, allowing 17 combined goals over those nine wins...Vasilevskiy lost his first career start versus Montreal 4/9/16 (24-of-28 saves) and has gone 12-0-2 against the Habs since in the regular season...Montreal is one of four teams Vasilevskiy has a sub-2.00 career goals-against average against (ANA - 1.75, BUF - 1.83, DAL - 1.91, MTL - 1.98).
Tuesday's Storylines
Tampa Bay has won three-straight games and eight of its last nine entering tonight's contest...The Lightning own a six-game home win streak currently, the second-longest active home win streak in the NHL (longest: COL - 8-straight home wins) and tied for the sixth longest this season in the NHL (longest: FLA - 11-straight home wins)...After beginning the season 0-2-1 at home, the Bolts have since gone 10-1-1 at AMALIE Arena...Tampa Bay is 8- 1-0 in December and owns the best point percentage (.889) in the NHL for the month...The Lightning's .889 point percentage this December is the second best for a December in franchise history (best: .964 in Dec. 2018).
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 112
Current injuries
Erik Cernak (Lower-body injury Dec. 4; Week-to-week) 7 Games
Nikita Kucherov (Lower-body injury; Underwent successful procedure Oct. 26; Out 8-10 weeks) 27 Games
Brayden Point (Upper-body injury Nov. 20; Out 4-6 weeks) 14 Games
Gemel Smith (Lower-body injury Sept. 28; Out indefinitely) 30 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
adidas Primeblue Sideline Polo
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Play It Safe
The well-being of our guests and staff is our top priority. As we return to play, we will be implementing new health and safety protocols based on current public health recommendations, including those set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local agencies, which are evolving as new information is available.
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The Road Ahead
Thursday, December 30 at Florida Panthers
Friday, December 31 vs. New York Rangers
Sunday, January 2 at New York Rangers
