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Nuts & Bolts: Lightning make a quick trip to Sunrise
Bolts begin a back-to-back with a one-game road trip to South Florida to face the Panthers
by Bryan Burns @BBurnsNHL / TampaBayLightning.com
After splitting a pair of games in Tampa earlier this season, the Lightning make their first trip of the season to South Florida on Thursday to face the Panthers.
When:Thursday, December 30 - 7 p.m. ET
Where:FLA Live Arena - Sunrise, FL
TV coverage: Bally Sports Sun (check local listings)
Radio coverage: 970 WFLA-AM,Lightning Power Play
Where to stream it: Ball Sports App,ESPN+
Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - Taylor Raddysh
Alex Killorn - Brayden Point - Mathieu Joseph
Pat Maroon - Ross Colton - Corey Perry
Boris Katchouk - Riley Nash - Gabriel Fortier
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Zach Bogosian
Cal Foote - Sean Day
Goaltenders
Maxime Lagace
Hugo Alnefelt
Thursday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Panthers are playing their third of four meetings this season and the first of two at FLA Live Arena...Florida defeated Tampa Bay 4-1 in the first meeting Oct. 19 at AMALIE Arena, Brayden Point scoring the lone goal for the Lightning 2:36 into the third period to tie the game 1-1 before the Panthers reeled off three-straight goals to win...Tampa Bay earned a 3-2 overtime victory in the last meeting Nov. 13 at AMALIE Arena, Brayden Point netting the winner 2:13 into OT, that win ending a four-game reg. season losing skid for the Bolts to the Panthers...The Lightning went 1- 3-0 last season in Sunrise, the lone win a 6-1 rout Feb. 13, punctuated by a two-goal night by Tyler Johnson...Tampa Bay went 2-1 in Sunrise en route to a 4-2 First Round victory over Florida in the 2021 Playoffs, the first-ever series between the in-state rivals...The Bolts have played the Panthers more than any other NHL opponent, tonight the 149th regular season meeting between the two teams.
Thursday's Storylines
Tampa Bay has won four-consecutive games and nine of its last 10 contests...The Lightning's current four-game win streak is their second longest of the season and one win from matching the longest (5-straight wins Dec. 2-9)...The Bolts are 9-1-0 in December, their .900 point percentage tops in the NHL for the month...Tampa Bay's .900 point percentage this December is the second best for a December in franchise history (best: .964 Dec. 2018; 13-0- 1)...The Lightning tonight begin their fourth of 12 back-to-back sets this season...The Bolts are 1-2-0 in the first half of a back-to-back...Following its win over Montreal on Tuesday, Tampa Bay improved to 73-30-7 in 2021, tied with Pittsburgh for the second-most wins in a calendar year (reg. season and playoffs) in NHL history; only 2013 Chicago (80) had more.
Injuries
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The Road Ahead
Friday, December 31 vs. New York Rangers
Sunday, January 2 at New York Rangers
Tuesday, January 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets
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