When:Monday, February 8 - 8 p.m. ET
Where:Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN
TV coverage: FOX Sports Sun (check local listings)
Radio coverage: WFLA 970-AM,
Lightning Power Play
Where to stream it:
FOX Sports GO
,
NHL.TV
Lines from Friday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Steven Stamkos
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Tyler Johnson
Barclay Goodrow - Yanni Gourde - Blake Coleman
Pat Maroon - Mathieu Joseph
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Luke Schenn
Cal Foote
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Curtis McElhinney
Friday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Predators are playing their third of eight meetings this season and the first at Bridgestone Arena...The two teams are playing for the third time in 10 days and will have played four times in 11 days following Tuesday's rematch...Tampa Bay swept a two-game set against Nashville at AMALIE Arena Jan. 30 and Feb. 1...The Lightning held on for a 4-3 win over Nashville Jan. 30, the Bolts scoring four-consecutive goals in the second period, Steven Stamkos netting the game-winner on a power play (17:27 - 2nd) for his 300th career power-play point...Tampa Bay completed the two game home sweep of the Predators Feb. 1 following a 5-2 win, the Lightning racing out to a 4-0 lead, capped by Steven Stamkos' power-play goal (7:23 - 2nd) to pass Martin St. Louis and take over as Tampa Bay's all-time power-play scoring leader...The Lightning have won three in a row over Nashville going back to last season...Tampa Bay was a 3-2 overtime winner in its last trip to Bridgestone Arena Dec. 3, 2019, Nikita Kucherov netting the game-winner 2:35 into overtime...The Lightning have won two of their last three in Nashville, both wins coming in overtime...The last three meetings between the Bolts and Preds in Nashville have been decided by one goal...Tyler Johnson has points in four-straight games vs. Nashville (2-2--4 pts.)... Mikhail Sergachev is on a three-game point streak vs. Nashville (0-4--4 pts.).
Friday's Storylines
Tampa Bay enters tonight's contest on a four-game win streak, its longest of the season and the longest active win streak in the NHL... Tampa Bay begins its first of eight back-to-back sets this season...The Lightning went 7-4-1 in the first half of a back-to-back set in 2019-20...The Bolts start a four game road trip tonight...Seven of the next eight games for Tampa Bay will be played away from AMALIE Arena... The Lightning pace the NHL for fewest goals allowed per game (2.00); the Bolts also rank fourth in the League for goals per game (3.56) and are the only team to rank in the top four for both fewest goals allowed and most goals scored per game.
Injuries
2020-21 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 16
Current injuries:
Nikita Kucherov (Hip surgery Dec. 29; Out) - 9 Games
Mitchell Stephens (Lower-body injury; Out indefinitely) - 5 Games
The Road Ahead
Tuesday, February 9 at Nashville Predators
Thursday, February 11 at Florida Panthers
Saturday, February 13 at Florida Panthers
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