Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - Alex Barre-Boulet
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Gabriel Fortier
Patrick Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Boris Katchouk - Ross Colton - Taylor Raddysh
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Zach Bogosian
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Sunday's Matchup
The Lightning are playing their third of three meetings with the Flyers and second of two at Wells Fargo Center...Tampa Bay and Philadelphia meet up for the third time in 18 days...The Lightning have won both prior matchups, Steven Stamkos scoring a go-ahead goal with 1:56 remaining and netting the game-deciding goal in a 4-3 shootout win Nov. 18 at Philadelphia and Andrei Vasilevskiy recording a 34-save shutout, his first of the season, in a 4-0 win Nov. 23 at AMALIE Arena...Tampa Bay has won nine in a row over the Flyers dating to Jan. 25, 2018, its longest active such run against one opponent and tied for the fourth-longest active such run in the NHL (longest: BOS 16-straight wins vs. ARI)...The Lightning have won five straight in Philly...Bolts head coach Jon Cooper is 8-3-0 all-time against the Flyers...Tampa Bay can pick up its 50th regular season win over the Flyers with a win tonight and is 49-44-3 with 8 ties all-time against Philly...Steven Stamkos has multiple points in three-straight games vs. Philly (2-5--7 pts.).
Sunday's Storylines
The Lightning are playing the second half of a back-to-back set tonight, their third of 12 back-to-backs this season...Tampa Bay is undefeated in the second half of a back-to-back so far, going 2-0-0...The Lightning continue on a five-game road trip, their longest of the season to date, tonight being the lone matchup against a non-Atlantic Division foe...Tampa Bay will collect its 1,000th win in franchise history with its next victory...Since Oct. 26, the Lightning are 12-2-3, their .794 point percentage third best in the NHL since that date (1st: TOR - .882; 2nd: NYR - .800)...The Bolts have played 10 games beyond regulation, most in the NHL (they played 10 games beyond regulation all of the 2020-21 reg. season)...Tampa Bay has won two-straight games and has points in three-consecutive contests (2-0-1)...The Lightning have scored the opening goal in three-straight games.
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 81
Current injuries
Mathieu Joseph (Lower-body injury Nov. 28; Day-to-day) 3 Games
Nikita Kucherov (Lower-body injury; Underwent successful procedure Oct. 26; Out 8-10 weeks) 20 Games
Brayden Point (Upper-body injury Nov. 20; Out 4-6 weeks) 7 Games
Gemel Smith (Lower-body injury Sept. 28; Out indefinitely) 23 Games
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The Road Ahead
Tuesday, December 7 at Montreal Canadiens
Thursday, December 9 at Toronto Maple Leafs
Saturday, December 11 at Ottawa Senators
