Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
When: Saturday, November 30 - 7 p.m. ET
Where: AMALIE Arena - Tampa, FL
TV coverage: FanDuel Sports Network
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: FanDuelSportsNetwork.com
Lines from Friday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Jake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli
Gage Goncalves - Conor Geekie - Cam Atkinson
Zemgus Girgensons - Luke Glendening - Mikey Eyssimont
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - J.J. Moser
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg - Nick Perbix
Darren Raddysh
Goaltenders
Jonas Johansson
Matt Tomkins
Saturday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning play Atlantic Division opponent Toronto for the second time this season on Saturday at AMALIE Arena...Toronto beat Tampa Bay 5-2 on Oct. 21 behind two goals and an assist from Maple Leaf William Nylander. Defenseman Victor Hedman led Tampa Bay with two assists...The Lightning are 47-53-12 all-time against the Maple Leafs, including 24-26-5 at home...The Lightning are 6-6-3 against Toronto in the past five seasons...The Lightning went 2-0-2 against Toronto last season, falling 4-3 in overtime on Oct. 21 before losing in OT again on Nov. 6. The Bolts won the final two games, a 4-1 victory on April 3 and a 6-4 win on April 17...Nikita Kucherov scored 5-7—12 against Toronto last season, while five players averaged a point-per-game, including Brayden Point, Brandon Hagel, Victor Hedman and Steven Stamkos...Andrei Vasilevskiy won his lone start against Toronto, going 1-0-0 and stopping 28 of 29 shots for a .966 save percentage...He is 15-10-2 with a .921 save percentage in his career against Toronto.
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
3rd Jersey Holiday Stocking
The holidays are here! Check out the newest Tampa Bay Lightning holiday collection, including the new 3rd Jersey holiday stocking. Available in store at Amalie Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Thursday, December 5 vs. San Jose Sharks
Sunday, December 8 at Vancouver Canucks
Tuesday, December 10 at Edmonton Oilers