Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Anton Stralman
Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi
Braydon Coburn - Mikhail Sergachev
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy expected to start
Tuesday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Bruins will complete their four-game regular season series tonight and play their second of two matchups at AMALIE Arena...Tampa Bay is 0-3-0 against Boston this season...The Bruins defeated the Bolts five days ago in Boston despite goals from J.T. Miller (PP) and Victor Hedman and a 26-of-29 save effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy...Boston shut out the Lightning 3-0 its last visit to AMALIE Arena, the only time this season the Bolts have been shut out and first time since a 4-0 loss at Boston April 4, 2017...Tampa Bay has lost five straight at home to the Bruins, going 0-3-2 over those five...The Lightning have lost four in a row (0-4-4) and eight of their last nine (1-6-2) overall to Boston...Anton Stralman has more assists (10) and points (14) vs. BOS than he does against any other NHL team...Nikita Kucherov has recorded an assist in two of his last three games vs. BOS and has points in three of his last five games (3-2--5) vs. BOS...J.T. Miller has scored a goal in two of his last four games vs. BOS.
Tuesday's Storylines
Lightning defenseman Anton Stralman will play in his 700th career NHL game tonight provided he's in the lineup as expected...The Bolts remain in second place in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference, two points behind Boston (the Bruins have a game in hand)...Tampa Bay is guaranteed to finish no lower than second in the Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division, just the second time in franchise history the Bolts have finished second or better in their conference (also: 1st place in East in 2003-04)...The Lightning have matched their single-season record for points (108), a mark previously established in 2014-15, and can break the record with one more point over their last three games...Tampa Bay has already established franchise records for wins (52), road wins (25), road points (52),
goals (277) and road goals (143) this season...The Bolts' 56 home points are tied for the second most in team history...The Lightning lead the NHL for wins, goals and goals per game (3.51)...The Bolts are attempting to finish the regular season first in the NHL for goals for the second time in franchise history (also: 262 goals in 2014-15)...Tampa Bay's 134 home goals are tied for the third most in team history and six goals shy of tying the all-time mark of 139 set in 2014-15.
Injuries
2017-18 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 126
Current injuries
Adam Erne - Lower body (out indefinitely; injured March 26) 3 games
Steven Stamkos - Lower body (day-to-day; injured April1)
Transactions
April 1 - Signed D Cal Foote to a 3-year, entry-level contract
March 17 - Recalled G Louis Domingue from AHL Syracuse
In the Nik of Time
Tampa Bay right wing Nikita Kucherov has set career highs for scoring and assists this season and is two goals shy of matching his career high for goals (40 in 2016-17)...Kucherov ranks second in the race for the NHL's Art Ross Trophy.
Kucherov's 97 points are tied for the fourth most all-time in a single season by a Tampa Bay player...Kucherov's 59 assists are tied for the third most in a single season all-time by a Lightning right winger and tied for the fourth most among all Bolts skaters...Kucherov ranks tied for third in the NHL for power-play scoring (8-28--36) and tied for fourth for power-play assists.
Making a Point
Second year pro Brayden Point became the second Lightning player to hit the 30-goal mark (Nikita Kucherov, 38, is the other) after netting a pair of goals March 30 at NYR...Point is one of only nine NHL players to record 30 or more goals and 500 or more face-off wins this season...Only three players have accomplished the 30+ goals/500+ face-off wins feat all-time in Lightning history (Vincent Lecavalier - 4x, Steven Stamkos - 2011-12).
