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
Haydn Fleury - Mikhail Sergachev
Ian Cole - Erik Cernak
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Saturday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Flames are playing the second of two matchups this season and the only meeting at Scotiabank Saddledome…The Bolts skated to a 4-1 victory in the first meeting between the two teams Nov. 17 at AMALIE Arena…Milan Lucic scored the first goal of the game at the 7:28 mark of the first period, but Tampa Bay successfully challenged for offside and the goal was overturned…Just 35 seconds after the Lucic goal was overturned, Steven Stamkos scored his ninth goal of the season and gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead with Mikhail Sergachev picking up the lone assist…Nikita Kucherov gave the Bolts a 2-0 lead on the power play with 1:44 left in the second period when he beat Jacob Markstrom over the glove with Stamkos and Sergachev earning the helpers…Calgary made it a one-goal game with a power-play goal at the 4:53 mark of the third off the stick of Elias Lindholm…Tampa Bay got an immediate answer just 10 seconds later when Philippe Myers scored his first goal as a member of the Lightning with a shot from the point…Kucherov got his second goal of the game when he found the empty net with 14 seconds remaining in regulation…Andrei Vasilevskiy made 39 saves on 40 shots against in his sixth win of the season…Tampa Bay is 7-3-0 in both the last 10 games at CGY and the last 10 games vs. CGY overall…The Bolts have scored 18 goals over their last four trips to CGY…The Lightning have won six of their last seven games vs. CGY…Stamkos has picked up points in seven of his last nine games vs. CGY (6-3-9)…Kucherov has recorded a multi-point game in five of his last six games vs. CGY (3-9-12)…Alex Killorn has picked up points and scored a goal in four straight games at CGY (6-4-10)…Vasilevskiy is 5-1-0 in his last six starts vs. CGY with a .915 save percentage and 2.67 goals against average…Tampa Bay is 24-16-1 with one tie all-time vs. CGY, including a road record of 11-8-1…Kucherov (5-11-16) holds the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. CGY.
Saturday's Storylines
Tampa Bay is playing the fifth and final 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 7-3-0 against Pacific Division opponents and 14-5-0 against the Western Conference this season…Tampa Bay is 12-10-0 on the road this season.
Injuries
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 90
Current Injuries:
Nick Perbix (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 3 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
adidas ADIZERO 2023 NHL All-Star Jerseys
Gear up for the 2023 NHL All-Star Game with a Nikita Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy official adidas ADIZERO jersey. They are 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
