Lightning vs. Maple Leafs: Projected lines, storylines, injuries

The Lightning and Maple Leafs finish off their regular season series on Tuesday night at AMALIE Arena.
Tampa Bay has won two of three games against their division rival so far this year, including a 4-3 shootout win over the Leafs when the teams last met in February.

Lines from Tuesday's morning skate. Subject to change.
Forwards
J.T. Miller - Steven Stamkos - Nikita Kucherov
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Tyler Johnson
Alex Killorn - Yanni Gourde - Adam Erne
Chris Kunitz - Anthony Cirelli - Ryan Callahan

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 Maple Leafs will close out their four-game regular season series tonight...Tampa Bay is 2-1-0 against Toronto this season, including a 4-3 shootout win the last time the two teams met Feb. 26 at AMALIE Arena, Brayden Point providing the game-deciding goal in the shootout, his fourth of four-consecutive game-winning or game-deciding goals...Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 29-save shutout (his 6th of 7 shutouts this season) in the first meeting Jan. 2, a 2-0 Lightning victory at Air Canada Centre...Toronto scored its lone win in the series Feb. 12 in a 4-3 home victory, the Bolts rallying from a 3-0 deficit to tie 3-3 but unable to complete the comeback...Tampa Bay is 8-3-1 in its last 12 meetings with Toronto...The Lightning are 8-2-1 in their last 11 home games against the Maple Leafs...Two of Andrei Vasilevskiy's 11 career shutouts have come vs. TOR...J.T. Miller has 6 career goals vs. TOR, tied with PHI for his most goals against a single opponent, and has scored a goal in five of his last six games vs. TOR (5 goals total)...Alex Killorn has 6 career goals vs. TOR, tied with DET for his most goals against a single opponent...Yanni Gourde has recorded a point in all three games vs. TOR this season (1-2--3)...Andrej Sustr has more career assists (8) and points (8) vs. TOR than any he does against any other NHL team...Steven Stamkos has recorded points in four of his last five games vs. TOR (2-6--8).
Tuesday's Storylines
Tampa Bay clinched its 10th postseason appearance in franchise history and fourth in the last five seasons after the Lightning defeated Edmonton on Sunday and Anaheim knocked off New Jersey later that night...The Bolts became the first Eastern Conference team to clinch a playoff spot this season and second team in the NHL, joining Nashville...Tampa Bay has reached the 100-point mark for the fifth time in franchise history...The Lightning are 10-2-1 in their last 13 games...The Bolts conclude a season-long eight-game homestand tonight...Tampa Bay leads the NHL for wins (49), goals (254), goals per game (3.53) and goal differential (+58) and is tied with Vegas for the best ROW (43) in the League...The Lightning can record 50 wins in a season for just the second time in franchise history with one more victory, joining the 2014-15 squad (50-24-8)...Tampa Bay remains in first place in the Atlantic Division by four points over Boston (the Bruins have two games in hand) and has led the Atlantic continuously since Oct. 19...With 102 points through 72 games, the Bolts are closing in on their most points gained in a season in franchise history, needing six more points over their last 10 games to match the team record 108 points put up by the 2014-15 team.
Injuries
2017-18 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 117
Current injuries
Ondrej Palat - Lower body (out 6 to 8 weeks; injured Jan. 20) 26 games
Transactions
March 17 - Recalled G Louis Domingue from AHL Syracuse
March 13 - Re-assigned G Louis Domingue to AHL Syracuse
March 12 - Recalled G Peter Budaj from AHL Syracuse
In the Nik of Time
Tampa Bay forward Nikita Kucherov scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner on a second period power play, March 18 vs. EDM to record his fourth multi-goal game of the season and 18th of his career...Ku)cherov ranks tied for third in the NHL for evenstrength goals (29) and eighth for all goals (36)...Kucherov ranks tied for sixth in the League for game-winning goals (7) and matched his career high for game-winning goals in a single season set in 2016-17...Kucherov extended his lead in the Art Ross Trophy race and has led the NHL for scoring continuously since Dec. 12.
Kucherov is aiming to become the first Lightning skater to finish the season as the NHL's scoring leader since Martin St. Louis in 2012-13 (17-43--60 in 48 games)...Kucherov's 93 points are the seventh most in a single season in Lightning history and the most since Steven Stamkos recorded 60-37--97 in 2011-12.
Goals Galore
The Lightning have scored 254 goals this season, the second most in franchise history, and with 10 games to play are closing in on their all-time record of 262 goals during the 2014-15 season...Tampa Bay has scored a NHL-best 97 goals in 2nd periods this season, the most 2nd period goals they've scored in a season all-time (previous best: 96 2nd period goals in 2006-07)...The Bolts have netted 128 home goals, 11 goals from tying the franchise record for home goals in a season (139 in 2014-15).