Lines based on Sunday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Brandon Hagel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos - Anthony Cirelli - Alex Killorn
Ross Colton - Nick Paul - Pat Maroon
Vladislav Namestnikov - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Ian Cole
Mikhail Sergachev - Nick Perbix
Haydn Fleury - Zach Bogosian
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Tuesday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Panthers are playing the fourth of four matchups this season and the second of two meetings at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts are 2-1-0 against FLA this season with a 3-2 overtime win Oct. 21 at FLA Live Arena, a 4-1 win Dec. 10 at AMALIE Arena and a 7-1 loss Feb. 6 at FLA Live Arena…Brayden Point (3-1-4) leads Tampa Bay in goals vs. FLA this season and is tied with Nikita Kucherov (1-3-4) for the team lead in points…Steven Stamkos has scored goals in four of his last five games vs. FLA (5-3-8)…Stamkos has recorded more points against FLA than any other franchise during his career (39-37-76, 63 GP)…Point has picked up points in seven consecutive games vs. FLA (7-2-9) with goals in six of those contests…Point has scored a goal in four straight home games vs. FLA (4-1-5)…Kucherov is riding a five-game point streak vs. FLA (4-8-12)...Kucherov has recorded a multi-point effort in nine of his last 15 games vs. FLA (10-15-25) with points in 12 of the 15 contests (11-17-28)…Kucherov has points in four straight home games vs. FLA (3-6-9) and nine of the last 10 meetings at AMALIE Arena (7-8-15)…Brandon Hagel has picked up points in eight of his last 11 games vs. FLA (3-7-10)…Victor Hedman has five assists over his last four games vs. FLA (0-5-5)…Hedman has points in four of his last five home games vs. FLA (2-3-5)…Mikhail Sergachev has picked up points in three straight contests vs. FLA (1-2-3)…In 13 career games vs. FLA, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 10-3-0 with a .928 save percentage and a 2.46 goals against average…The Bolts are 7-3-0 in their last 10 home games vs. FLA and 4-6-0 in the last 10 meetings overall…The Lightning have scored three or more goals in nine of their last 10 home games vs. FLA with 41 goals during that span…The Bolts are 69-61-13 with 10 ties all-time vs. FLA, including a home record of 41-24-6 with six ties…Stamkos (39-37-76) holds the Tampa Bay franchise records for career goals and points vs. FLA.
Tuesday's Storylines
Tampa Bay is playing the first game of a brief, two-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will wrap up February having played just five of their 12 games on home ice…The Lightning are 10-6-1 against Atlantic Division opponents and 17-11-2 against the Eastern Conference this season…Tampa Bay is 22-4-3 on home ice this season and are riding a franchise record 16-game home point streak…Tampa Bay has scored three or more goals in 10 consecutive home games and 25 of their 29 games at AMALIE Arena this season…The Lightning have scored a power-play goal in nine of their last 10 home games…Tampa Bay will not have more than one day between games until their March 28 matchup with Carolina.
Injuries
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 95}
Current Injuries:
None
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Star Wars Collection
It's Star Wars Night at AMALIE Arena. Check out the entire Lightning Star Wars Collection in store and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Thursday, March 2 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Saturday, March 4 at Buffalo Sabres
Sunday, March 5 at Carolina Hurricanes
