Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Penguins on Sunday.
When: Sunday, February 26 - 6 p.m. ET Where: PPG Paints Arena - Pittsburgh, PA TV coverage: Bally Sports Sun (check local listings) Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM , Lightning Radio 24/7 Where to stream it: BallySports.com
Projected Lineup (subject to change) Forwards Brandon Hagel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Steven Stamkos Ross Colton - Nick Paul - Vladislav Namestnikov Pat Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry
Defensemen Victor Hedman - Zach Bogosian Mikhail Sergachev - Nick Perbix Ian Cole - Cal Foote
Goaltenders Andrei Vasilevskiy Brian Elliott
Saturday's Matchup The Lightning and the Penguins are playing the second of three matchups this season and the second of two meetings at PPG Paints Arena...The Bolts are 0-1-0 against PIT this season after suffering a 6-2 loss Oct. 15 at PPG Paints Arena...Steven Stamkos (1-1-2) and Nikita Kucherov (0-2-2) both posted multi-point efforts in the first game vs. PIT this season, while Victor Hedman (0-1-1) and Brayden Point (1-0-1) also found the scoresheet for Tampa Bay...Stamkos has recorded points in 13 of his last 15 games vs. PIT (6-14-20)...Stamkos has pointed in four straight games at PIT (2-3-5)...Kucherov has recorded an assist in four consecutive contests at PIT (0-7-7)...Point has scored a goal in two straight games at PIT (2-0-2) and has points in four of the last five road matchups (5-1-6)...Point scored his only career hat trick Nov. 15, 2018 at PIT...Hedman has recorded points in seven of his last nine games vs. PIT (1-8-9)...Mikhail Sergachev has recorded five points in six career contests at PIT (2-3-5)...Ian Cole won back- to-back Stanley Cups with PIT (2015-16 & 2016-17)...The Lightning are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games at PIT and 6-4-0 in the last 10 meetings overall...The Bolts are 44-50-3 with five ties all-time vs. PIT, including a road record of 16-29- 3 with three ties...Vincent Lecavalier (27-18-45) and Martin St. Louis (15-30-45) are tied for the Tampa Bay franchise record for career points vs. PIT.
Sunday's Storylines Tampa Bay is playing the second game of a brief, two-game road trip tonight...The Bolts will play seven of their 12 games in February on the road...The Lightning are 8-4-1 against Metropolitan Division opponents and 17-10-2 against the Eastern Conference this season...The Bolts are 3-5-2 in the second game of a back-to-back set this season...Tampa Bay is 15-13-1 on the road this season and are 3-1-1 over their last five road games...The Lightning penalty kill is 16- for-16 over their last five road games...The Bolts have scored three or more goals in nine of their last 11 road games...Tampa Bay will not have more than one day between games until their March 28 matchup with Carolina.
Injuries 2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 95 Current Injuries: None
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The Road Ahead Sunday, February 26 at Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday, February 28 vs. Florida Panthers Thursday, March 2 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
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