Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Brandon Hagel
Nick Paul - Brayden Point - Ross Colton
Patrick Maroon - Corey Perry
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Zach Bogosian
Cal Foote
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Sunday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Panthers are playing their fourth of four meetings this season and the second of two at FLA Live Arena...Tampa Bay is 1-2-0 so far this season versus Florida...Tampa Bay and Florida are playing for the first time since Dec. 30 when the Panthers routed the Lightning 9-3 at FLA Live Arena, the Bolts allowing a season high for goals and margin of defeat...The Lightning scored their lone win so far in the season series 3-2 in overtime Nov. 13 at AMALIE Arena, Brayden Point netting the game-winner 2:13 into OT...Florida earned a 4-1 win in the first meeting of the season Oct. 19 at AMALIE Arena, Brayden Point scoring the Lightning's lone goal in the loss...Steven Stamkos is averaging 1.17 points per game for his career versus Florida with 35 goals and 69 points in 59 all-time regular season meetings...Brayden Point has scored a goal in all three meetings this season with Florida...Tampa Bay and Florida are playing the 150th all-time regular season meeting between the two teams, the Lightning owning a mark of 66-60-13 with 10 ties versus the Panthers.
Sunday's Storylines
The Lightning are completing their 11th of 12 back-to-back sets this season...The Bolts have yet to lose in regulation in the second half of a back-to-back this season, going 8-0-2 in such situations...Tampa Bay owns 22 road victories this season, tied for the third most in franchise history (most - 30 road wins in 2018-19; 2nd most - 25 road wins in 2017-18)...The Lightning's magic number to clinch at least third place in the Atlantic Division and avoid entering the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs as a wild card team is six whereby any combination of points gained by the Bolts (4 games remaining) and points lost by Boston (4 games remaining) will decrease that number...The Bolts have scored a power-play goal in four-straight games, going 7-for-12 on the power play over that stretch.
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 181
Current injuries
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (Lower-body injury Apr. 23; Day-to-day) 1 Game
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
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The Road Ahead
Tuesday, April 26 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Thursday April 28 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Friday, April 29 at New York Islanders
