Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.
When: Tuesday, March 11 - 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: Lenovo Center - Tampa, FL
TV coverage: ESPN+ (check local listings)
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: ESPN+
Lines from Monday's Practice (subject to change)
Forwards
Jake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Oliver Bjorkstrand
Gage Goncalves - Yanni Gourde - Nick Paul
Zemgus Girgensons - Luke Glendening - Mitchell Chaffee
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - JJ Moser
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg - Darren Raddysh
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Tuesday's Matchup
The Tampa Bay Lightning will aim for a season sweep over the Carolina Hurricanes when they visit the Lenovo Center on Tuesday...Tampa Bay defeated the Hurricanes 4-1 in their season opener on Oct. 11 before taking game two by a 3-2 score on Jan. 7 at AMALIE Arena...Tampa Bay is 73-52-21 all-time against the Hurricanes, including 6-3-2 since the 2021-22 season...Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning in scoring against Carolina this season with 3-2—5 in two games...He scored four points (3-1—4) in their first matchup...Victor Hedman and Jake Guentzel each have three assists against the Hurricanes this season...Martin St. Louis is the franchise’s leader in career scoring versus Carolina, posting 38-48—86 in 75 games...Kucherov ranks fourth and leads active Bolts players with 12-28—40 in 28 games...Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy started both games against Carolina this season, posting a 2-0-0 record and a .942 save percentage...Vasilevskiy holds a 15-5-3 record with a .930 save percentage against the Hurricanes as a Bolt...Net partner Jonas Johansson has a 1-1-0 record and a .938 save percentage in his two starts against Carolina with the Lightning.
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The Road Ahead
Thursday, March 13 at Philadelphia Flyers
Saturday, March 15 at Boston Bruins
Monday, March 17 vs. Philadelphia Flyers
