Projected Linup (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - Nikita Kucherov
Anthony Cirelli - Brayden Point - Alex Killorn
Brandon Hagel - Nick Paul - Ross Colton
Patrick Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Erik Cernak
Ryan McDonagh - Zach Bogosian
Mikhail Sergachev - Cal Foote
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Thursday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Maple Leafs are playing Game 6 of their best-of-seven First Round series in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs...Tampa Bay is 9-8 all-time in Game 6s, including a 4-4 mark in home Game 6s...Tampa Bay has trailed 3-2 in a playoff series six times in its history and come back to win two of those playoffs series...In 2004, the Lightning fell behind 3-2 to Calgary in the Stanley Cup Final before rallying to win Game 6 in double overtime 3-2 in Calgary and take Game 7 at home 2-1 to win the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship...In 2015, the Bolts were down 3-2 to Detroit in a 2015 Eastern Conference First Round series but defeated the Red Wings 5-2 in Game 6 at Detroit and won the series with a 2-0 victory in Game 7 at AMALIE Arena behind a 31-save shutout by Ben Bishop.
Thursday's Storylines
The Lightning face elimination for just the second time over the past three playoff seasons; in the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals, the Bolts faced a winner- take-all Game 7 against the Islanders, a game they won 1-0 behind Yanni Gourde's shorthanded goal 1:49 into the second period and Andrei Vasilevskiy's 18-save shutout...Tampa Bay is 17-0 in games following a loss over the last three postseasons, a streak that started with a win in an opening round robin game in the 2020 Playoffs and is the longest-such streak in NHL playoff history, the Bolts owning a +35 goal differential over those 17 wins...Tampa Bay has won seven of its last eight home playoff games, the lone loss coming in Game 3 vs. the Leafs.
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 185
2022 Playoff Man Games Lost: 0
Current injuries
None
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The Road Ahead
Game 7: Lightning at Maple Leafs, Saturday, May 14 (if necessary)
