Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Brandon Hagel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos - Nick Paul - Alex Killorn
Alex Barre-Boulet - Vladislav Namestnikov - Corey Perry
Cole Koepke - Ross Colton - Pat Maroon
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Nick Perbix
Ian Cole - Zach Bogosian
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Monday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Sabres are playing the second of four matchups this season and the first of two meetings at KeyBank Center…Tampa Bay defeated Buffalo 5-3 in the first meeting Nov. 5 at AMALIE Arena as the Bolts beat the Sabres for the seventh-straight time at AMALIE Arena and extended their home point streak against Buffalo to 10 games (9-0-1), tied for their longest active run against a franchise (also: 8-0-2 vs. MTL)…After falling behind 3-2 at the 4:25 mark of the third period, the Lightning rattled off three straight goals from Brandon Hagel, Nick Perbix and Nikita Kucherov to earn the victory…Brian Elliott got the start in goal and made 24 saves on 27 shots against in the win…Kucherov factored into the final four goals of the game for Tampa Bay with one goal and three assists…Kucherov's linemates Hagel (1-2-3) and Brayden Point (1-1-2) also recorded multi-point efforts in the victory…Perbix's goal was the first of his NHL career and also served as the game-winner…The Bolts have won 10 of the last 11 games against the Sabres and 11 of the last 15 meetings at KeyBank Center…Tampa Bay is 49-48-8 with five ties all-time vs. Buffalo, including a road record of 25-24-3 with two ties…Kucherov has recorded points in 10 consecutive games against the Sabres (10-8-18) with goals in three straight (5-3-8) and has notched a point in 19 of the last 20 meetings (14-15-29)…Steven Stamkos has picked up points in three straight games vs. Buffalo (1-4-5) and eight of the last 10 meetings overall (3-8-11)…Hagel, who was drafted by the Sabres in the 6th round (159th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft, has played two career games vs. Buffalo and recorded four points (2-2-4)…Stamkos (19-22-41) holds the TBL all-time record for career points vs. the Sabres.
Monday's Storylines
Tampa Bay is playing the first game of a three-game road trip, tying their longest road trip of the season thus far…The Bolts will play just four of their 13 games in November on the road…The Lightning are 3-1-0 against Atlantic Division rivals this season…Tampa Bay is 5-4-0 on the road this season and have won three of their last four road contests…Since the start of the 2017-18 season, the Bolts have posted an NHL-best .648 points percentage (120-62-14) on the road…The Lightning are playing the first game of their fourth back-to-back set this season and have posted a 2-1-0 record in the previous three back-to-back opening games.
Injuries
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 55
Current Injuries:
Anthony Cirelli (Shoulder surgery; Out) 20 Games
Cole Koepke (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 3 Games
Nick Perbix (Lower-body injury; Day-to-day) 3 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
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The Road Ahead
Tuesday, November 29 at Boston Bruins
Thursday, December 1 at Philadelphia Flyers
Saturday, December 3 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
