Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Steven Stamkos - Mathieu Joseph
Patrick Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Ross Colton - Anthony Cirelli - Taylor Raddysh
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Cal Foote
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Wednesday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Oilers are playing their first of two meetings this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena...Tampa Bay and Edmonton will play twice in 18 days, the Lightning making the trip to Edmonton March 12...The Lightning and Oilers are playing for the first time since Feb. 13, 2020, a 3-1 Bolts victory at AMALIE Arena highlighted by a 29-of-30 save performance from Andrei Vasilevskiy...Tampa Bay has won four in a row over Edmonton, outscoring the Oilers 17-7 in the process...The Lightning have won eight in a row at home over the Oilers, their longest active home win streak over one franchise and tied for their third-longest home win streak over one franchise in team history (longest: 17-straight home wins over DET from 12/12/13 to 4/3/21)...Edmonton last defeated the Bolts in Tampa Dec. 9, 2009 by a 3-2 score...The Bolts have won 10 of their last 11 at home over the Oilers going back to the 2002-03 season; prior to 2002-03, Tampa Bay went 2-5-1 with two ties at home against the Oilers...The Lightning are 8-1-1 overall against Edmonton in the last 10 meetings between the two teams...Nikita Kucherov is averaging 1.90 points per game for his career vs. EDM (9-10--19 pts. in 10 GP), his highest points per game average against any NHL team, and has recorded multiple points in each of his last three games vs. EDM (5-5--10 pts.)... Pat Maroon has scored a goal in three-straight games vs. EDM.
Wednesday's Storylines
Tampa Bay brings a five-game home point streak into tonight's contest (4-0-1)...The Lightning are 12-1-2 over their last 15 home games and own the second-best home point percentage in the NHL since that stretch began Nov. 21 (1st: COL - .921)...The Bolts are playing their first home game in 22 days, their last contest at AMALIE Arena coming Feb. 1, a 3-2 OT win over San Jose...The Bolts are 19-3-1 against Pacific Division teams since the start of the 2019-20 season...Tampa Bay begins a stretch tonight of 33 games in 66 days to close out the 2021-22 regular season...The Lightning have recorded 30-plus shots in four-straight games and seven of the last eight contests.
Injuries
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 165
Current injuries
Zach Bogosian (Lower-body injury Jan. 15; Week-to-week) 9 Games
Play It Safe
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Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Women's Stadium Series Jersey
Women's Stadium Series Jerseys with the Event Logo Patch are now available while supplies last in store at AMALIE Arena or online at TampaBaySports.com.
The Road Ahead
Saturday, February 26 at Nashville Predators
Tuesday, March 1 at Ottawa Senators
Thursday, March 3 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
