Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Steven Stamkos - Anthony Cirelli
Pat Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Mathieu Joseph - Ross Colton - Taylor Raddysh
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Mikhail Sergachev
Darren Raddysh - Cal Foote
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Thursday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Avalanche are playing their second of two meetings this season and the only meeting at Ball Arena...Colorado defeated Tampa Bay 4-3 in a shootout in the first matchup Oct. 23 at AMALIE Arena, Cale Makar netting the game-deciding goal in the Sixth Round...In that shootout defeat, Brayden Point scored an extra-attacker goal with 2:35 remaining to earn the Bolts their first home point of the season in their third home contest...Tampa Bay is 5-2-0 versus Colorado since the start of the 2017-18 sesaon...The Lightning are playing in Denver for the first time since Feb. 17, 2020, a 4-3 overtime victory punctuated by Nikita Kucherov's breakaway marker 3:03 into the extra session to cap a franchise record 11-game win streak...The Bolts are on a five-game win streak in Colorado, the last four of those victories decided by one goal, including two in overtime...Tampa Bay is 8-12-2 with two ties all-time in Colorado.
Thursday's Storylines
The Lightning begin the post All-Star break portion of their schedule with three games rescheduled from previous dates due to COVID-19 concerns...Tampa Bay begins the sixth of its 12 back-to-back sets this season...The Lightning are 1-4-0 in the first half of a back-to-back... With a record of 12-2-3 (.794), Tampa Bay owns the third-best point percentage against Western Conference teams in the NHL behind only Carolina (.825 - 16-3-1) and Colorado (.808 - 20-4-2)...The Lightning have been extended beyond regulation in the last two contests and have played 15 games past regulation this season, tied for the second most in the NHL (most: ANA - 16), the Bolts going 9-6 in those contest.
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 160
Current injuries
Zach Bogosian (Lower-body injury Jan. 15; Week-to-week) 6 Games
Erik Cernak (Lower-body injury Jan. 13; Day-to-day) 7 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Valentine's Day Puck
Celebrate Valentine's Day by adding a custom Tampa Bay Lightning Valentine's Puck to your collection. Available while supplies last in store at AMALIE Arena.
The Road Ahead
Friday, February 11 at Arizona Coyotes
Tuesday, February 15 at New Jersey Devils
Wedensday, February 23 vs. Edmonton Oilers
