Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Alex Killorn
Ross Colton - Nick Paul - Corey Perry
Patrick Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Riley Nash
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Zach Bogosian
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Saturday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Rangers are playing Game 6 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs... Tampa Bay is 24- 14 all-time in potential series-clinching games, including a 2-0 mark this postseason...The Bolts are 17-12 in potential series-clinching games under head coach Jon Cooper...Tampa Bay is 10-8 all-time in Game 6s, including a 5-4 record in home Game 6s... Nikita Kucherov paces the Lightning for scoring during the Eastern Conference Final (3-4--7 pts.) and ranks tied for second among all players in the Conference Final round behind only Colorado's Cale Makar (2-7--9 pts. in 4 GP)...Ondrej Palat leads the Bolts for goals (4) in the Eastern Conference Final and ranks tied for first with Colorado's Mikko Rantanen for goals among all Conference Final participants.
Saturday's Storylines
The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning are one win from advancing to the Cup Final for a third-straight season and becoming the first team to do so since Edmonton went to three-consecutive Cup Finals from 1983-85...Tampa Bay is aiming to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the fifth time in franchise history (also: 2004, 2015, 2020 and 2021) and the fourth time in Jon Cooper's nine full seasons as head coach...The Lightning are attempting to win their 11th-consecutive playoff series dating back to the 2020 First Round and become the third different franchise to win 11 or more playoff series in a row, joining the NY Islanders (19 from 1980-84) and Montreal Canadiens (13 from 1976-80)...Tampa Bay enters tonight's contest on a six-game home win streak, matching the longest playoff home win streak in franchise history set previously from Game 2 of the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinal vs. NYI to Game 5 of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final vs. MTL...The Lightning are attempting to overcome an 0-2 deficit to win a best-of-seven series for the second time in franchise history (also: 2003 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal vs. WSH, trailed 0-2 before winning four straight to win the franchise's first-ever playoff series).
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 185
2022 Playoff Man Games Lost: 9
Current injuries
Brayden Point (Lower-body injury May 14) 9 Games
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Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Lightning vs. Rangers ECF Head to Head T-Shirt
Commemorate the Lightning's Eastern Conference Final match-up against the NY Rangers with the match-up tee. Available in store and online at TampaBaySports.com while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Game 7: Lightning at Rangers, Tuesday, June 14 (if necessary)