Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the New Jersey Devils on Sunday.
When: Sunday, February 25 - 1:00 p.m. ET
Where: Prudential Center - Newark, NJ
TV coverage: TNT
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Where to stream it: TNT.com
Lines from Saturday's Game (subject to change)
Brandon Hagel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Mikey Eyssimont - Anthony Cirelli - Mitchell Chaffee
Steven Stamkos - Nick Paul - Conor Sheary
Luke Glendening - Tyler Motte
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Darren Raddysh
Calvin de Haan - Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg - Nick Perbix/Max Crozier
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Sunday's Matchup
The Lightning and Devils are playing the third of three matchups this season and the only meeting at Prudential Center...The Bolts are 2-0-0 vs. NJD this season after a 4-3 overtime win Jan. 11 and a 6-3 victory Jan. 27 with both contests being played at AMALIE Arena...Nikita Kucherov (0-4—4) leads all Tampa Bay skaters in points and assists vs. NJD this season while Brayden Point (3-0—3) is pacing the team in goals...Kucherov is riding a six-game point streak vs. NJD (3-6—9) with three multi-point efforts during that span...Kucherov has found the scoresheet in three consecutive contests at NJD (2-2—4) and 16 of the last 20 meetings overall (9-22—31)...Point has picked up points in 14 of his 19 career games vs. NJD (10-15—25), including 10 points in nine career contests at NJD (2- 8—10)...Steven Stamkos has pointed in five of his last six games vs. NJD (4-4—8) and has 12 points over his last 10 contests at NJD (7-5—12)...Victor Hedman has posted nine points over his last 10 games vs. NJD (2-7—9)...Brandon Hagel has nine points in seven career contests vs. NJD (6-3—9)...Erik Cernak has found the scoresheet in three of his last four games vs. NJD (0-3—3)...The Bolts are 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests at NJD and 7-3-0 in the last 10 meetings overall...Tampa Bay is 42-53-8 with seven ties all-time vs. NJD, including a road record of 19-30-5 with two ties...Stamkos (24-21—45) holds the Lightning franchise records for career goals and points vs. NJD while Vincent Lecavalier (16-28—44) leads the way in assists.
Injuries
Haydn Fleury - Upper-body - Day-to-Day
Mikhail Sergachev – Lower-body, Out
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Fan Favorite Knit Hats
The weather outside is still cool, and Tampa Bay Sports has restocked your favorite knit headwear, so warm up on this chilly night! Available in store at AMALIE Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Tuesday, February 27 at Philadelphia Flyers
Thursday, February 29 vs. Buffalo Sabres - Buy Tickets
