Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Brandon Hagel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Anthony Cirelli - Steven Stamkos - Alex Killorn
Ross Colton - Nick Paul - Pat Maroon
Vladislav Namestnikov - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Zach Bogosian
Mikhail Sergachev - Cal Foote
Ian Cole - Erik Cernak
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Thursday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Oilers are playing the second of two matchups this season and the only meeting at Rogers Place...The Bolts dropped the first matchup of the season with a 3-2 loss Nov. 8 at AMALIE Arena...Tampa Bay surrendered a shorthanded goal to Warren Foegele at the 7:45 mark of the first period before Brandon Hagel tied the game at one 2:08 later off assists from Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point...The Lightning gave up two straight power-play goals to EDM with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl scoring back-to-back 1:58 apart to make it a 3-1 game...Alex Killorn scored 49 seconds into the third period off assists from Nick Perbix and Brayden Point to get the Bolts within one, but it would be the final goal of the contest...Tampa Bay is 6-3-1 in the last 10 games vs. EDM...The Lightning are 3-5-2 in the last 10 meetings at EDM...Kucherov has recorded 20 points in his last 10 games vs. EDM (9-11-20)...Kucherov recorded a career-high four assists Dec. 22, 2018 at EDM...Point has pointed in six of his last seven games vs. EDM (2-7-9)...Killorn has points in four of his last five contests vs. EDM (1-3-4)...Stamkos has pointed in seven of his last 10 games vs. EDM (6-6-12)...Andrei Vasilevskiy is 5-2-0 in seven career starts vs. EDM with a .902 save percentage and 3.02 goals against average...Tampa Bay is 19-19-3 with two ties all-time vs. EDM, including a road record of 6-12-2...Kucherov (10-12-22) holds the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. EDM.
Thursday's Storylines
Tampa Bay is playing the fourth game of a season-long, five-game road trip tonight...The Bolts will play eight of their 13 games in January on the road...The Lightning are 7-2-0 against Pacific Division opponents and 14-4-0 against the Western Conference this season...Tampa Bay is 12-9-0 on the road this season...The Bolts enter tonight's contest riding a five-game winning streak, tied for the longest of Tampa Bay's season...The Lightning are playing the second game of a back-to-back set...Tampa Bay is 3-4-0 in the second game of back-to-back sets this season...Tonight's contest features the top two assist-getters in the NHL in Nikita Kucherov and Connor McDavid, who have each recorded 46 helpers this season.
Injuries
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 89
Current Injuries:
Nick Perbix (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 2 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Gasparilla Fan Chains (Children's Parade)
This weekend is the Gasparilla Children's Parade. Gear up with your young Bolts fan by adding a Lightning Fan Chain to your bead collection. Available in store and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Saturday, January 21 at Calgary Flames
Tuesday, January 24 vs. Minnesota Wild
Thursday, January 26 vs. Boston Bruins
