Everything you need to know ahead of the Lightning's matchup against the Panthers on Sunday.
When: Sunday, April 24 - 7 p.m. ET Where: FLA Live Arena - Sunrise, FL Radio coverage: 970 WFLA-AM, Lightning Power Play Where to stream it: ESPN+
Projected Lineup (subject to change) Forwards Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - Nikita Kucherov Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Brandon Hagel Nick Paul - Brayden Point - Ross Colton Pat Maroon - Corey Perry
Defensemen Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak Mikhail Sergachev - Zach Bogosian Cal Foote
Goaltenders Andrei Vasilevskiy Brian Elliott
Sunday's Matchup The Lightning and the Panthers are playing their fourth of four meetings this season and the second of two at FLA Live Arena...Tampa Bay is 1-2-0 so far this season versus Florida...Tampa Bay and Florida are playing for the first time since Dec. 30 when the Panthers routed the Lightning 9-3 at FLA Live Arena, the Bolts allowing a season high for goals and margin of defeat...The Lightning scored their lone win so far in the season series 3-2 in overtime Nov. 13 at AMALIE Arena, Brayden Point netting the game-winner 2:13 into OT...Florida earned a 4-1 win in the first meeting of the season Oct. 19 at AMALIE Arena, Brayden Point scoring the Lightning's lone goal in the loss...Steven Stamkos is averaging 1.17 points per game for his career versus Florida with 35 goals and 69 points in 59 all-time regular season meetings...Brayden Point has scored a goal in all three meetings this season with Florida...Tampa Bay and Florida are playing the 150th all-time regular season meeting between the two teams, the Lightning owning a mark of 66-60-13 with 10 ties versus the Panthers.
Sunday's Storylines The Lightning are completing their 11th of 12 back-to-back sets this season...The Bolts have yet to lose in regulation in the second half of a back-to-back this season, going 8-0-2 in such situations...Tampa Bay owns 22 road victories this season, tied for the third most in franchise history (most - 30 road wins in 2018-19; 2nd most - 25 road wins in 2017-18)...The Lightning's magic number to clinch at least third place in the Atlantic Division and avoid entering the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs as a wild card team is six whereby any combination of points gained by the Bolts (4 games remaining) and points lost by Boston (4 games remaining) will decrease that number...The Bolts have scored a power-play goal in four-straight games, going 7-for-12 on the power play over that stretch.
Injuries 2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 181 Current injuries Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (Lower-body injury Apr. 23; Day-to-day) 1 Game
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