Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning's matchup against the Red Wings on Tuesday.
When: Tuesday, April 19 - 7 p.m. ET Where: AMALIE Arena - Tampa, FL TV coverage: Bally Sports Florida (check local listings) Radio coverage: 970 WFLA-AM, Lightning Power Play Where to stream it: Bally Sports App , ESPN+
Projected Lineup (subject to change) Forwards Nick Paul - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - Ross Colton Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Alex Killorn Pat Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Defensemen Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak Mikhail Sergachev - Zach Bogosian
Goaltenders Andrei Vasilevskiy Brian Elliott
Tuesday's Matchup The Lightning and the Red Wings are playing their fourth of four meetings this season and the second of two at AMALIE Arena...Tampa Bay has won all three previous meetings and is looking to sweep the season series for the fourth time in the last six seasons...The Lightning won 2-1 in overtime in the last meeting March 26 at Detroit, Steven Stamkos tying the game on a power-play marker with 4:38 remaining, Brayden Point sinking the game-winner on a power play 2:32 into OT and Brian Elliott stopping 26-of-27 shots in the win...The Lightning were 3-1 winners over Detroit in the last meeting at AMALIE Arena March 4, all three Tampa Bay goals coming on the power play, including Mikhail Sergachev's go-ahead goal with 9:39 remaining to break a 1-all tie and Steven Stamkos' empty-net marker with two seconds to go...Tampa Bay rallied from a 6-3 third period deficit to win 7-6 in OT in the first meeting this season Oct. 14 at Detroit, the Lightning scoring three power-play goals in the win and Ondrej Palat netting the game-winner 2:43 into OT...The Lightning have scored multiple power-play goals in all three meetings this season with Detroit and are a combined 8-for-14 on the PP over the three victories... Tampa Bay has won 18 of the last 19 meetings at AMALIE Arena versus Detroit...Andrei Vasilevskiy is a perfect 13-0-0 in the regular season versus Detroit, one of three teams the Lightning netminder has yet to lose to (also: 13-0-0 vs. CHI and 2-0-0 vs. SEA)
Tuesday's Storylines The Lightning are playing the third game of their season-long five-game homestand...Tampa Bay has won three in a row at AMALIE Arena -- tied for its second-longest home win streak of the season -- and is on a four-game home point streak (3-0-1)...The Lightning are one home win away from recording 25 home wins in a season for the ninth time in franchise history and the seventh time under head coach Jon Cooper...Tampa Bay has seven games remaining in the regular season, four of those contests coming at home...The Lightning trail Toronto by six points for second place in the Atlantic Division but own a game in hand on the Maple Leafs.
Injuries 2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 179 Current injuries None
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