Coming off a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Penguins on Thursday, the Lightning travel to Philadelphia to face the Flyers for the first time this season.
Tampa Bay halted a short two-game losing streak with the win in Pittsburgh. The Flyers will be looking to end a two-game falling to Florida and New Jersey earlier this week.
Lines from Thursday’s game. Subject to change.
Forwards
J.T. Miller – Steven Stamkos – Nikita Kucherov
Yanni Gourde – Brayden Point – Tyler Johnson
Alex Killorn – Anthony Cirelli – Mathieu Joseph
Adam Erne – Cedric Paquette – Ryan Callahan
Defensemen
Victor Hedman – Dan Girardi
Ryan McDonagh – Erik Cernak
Braydon Coburn – Mikhail Sergachev
Goaltenders
Louis Domingue or Eddie Pasquale
Saturday’s Matchup
The Lightning and the Flyers are playing their first of three meetings this season (also: Dec. 27 vs. PHI & Feb. 19 at PHI) and the first of two at Wells Fargo Center…Tampa Bay went 2-1-0 against Philadelphia in 2017-18, splitting a pair of games at AMALIE Arena and defeating the Flyers in Philly…The Flyers won the first meeting 5-3 in Tampa (Dec. 29), ending the Bolts’ eight-game home win streak, tied for the third longest in franchise history…Tampa Bay was victorious in its only visit to Philadelphia last season, winning 5-1 Jan. 25 behind Ryan Callahan’s seventh career shorthanded goal (first with TBL), a pair of goals from former Bolt Vladislav Namestnikov and a 36-of-37 save effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy…Tampa Bay was a 7-6 shootout winner in the final meeting of 2017-18 with the Flyers, Steven Stamkos recording a career-high five points (2 goals, 3 assists), Victor Hedman matching a career high with four points (2 goals, 2 assists) and Brayden Point netting the game-deciding goal in the second round of the shootout…The Lightning have won two of their last three games in Philadelphia…The Bolts are 16-6-1 against the Flyers since the start of 2010-11, including a 7-4-0 mark in Philly…Nikita Kucherov is on a five-game point streak vs. PHI (2-8–10) and has recorded multiple assists in his last three games, including six total in the last two games, against the Flyers…Steven Stamkos has points in three-straight games vs. PHI (3-5–8)… Brayden Point is on a four-game point streak vs. PHI (2-3–5)…Dan Girardi has points in two-straight games vs. PHI (1-1–2) and has more career regular season assists (29) and points (30) vs. PHI than he does against any other NHL team…Ryan Callahan has more career goals (19) and points (32) vs. PHI than he does against any other NHL team.
Saturday’s Storylines
Tampa Bay has won three of its last four contests on the road and is ranked third in the NHL for road points percentage (.722)…The Lightning remain in first place in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference and are tied for the top spot overall in the NHL with Nashville…Tampa Bay is also tied with Nashville for the best points percentage (.711) in the league…The Lightning scored multiple power-play goals for the third time this season on Thursday in Pittsburgh and rank tied for fifth in the NHL for power-play percentage (27.1%)… The Bolts’ penalty kill ranks third in the league (85.7%)…Tampa Bay is the only team in the league ranking in the top five for both power-play and penalty-kill percentage…The Lightning are 5-0-0 against Metropolitan Division teams this season.
Injuries
2018-19 Man Games Lost: 27
Current injuries
Ondrej Palat (Lower Body; Out 4 Weeks) 10 Games
Anton Stralman (Upper Body; Day-to-Day) 3 Games
Andrei Vasilevskiy (Fractured Left Foot; Out 4-6 Weeks) 1 Game
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
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The Road Ahead
Monday, Nov. 19 at Nashville Predators
Wednesday, Nov. 21 vs. Florida Panthers
Friday, Nov. 23 vs. Chicago Blackhawks
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