Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Florida Panthers on Monday.
When: Monday, March 3 - 7 p.m. ET
Where: Amerant Bank Arena - Sunrise, FL
TV coverage: FanDuel Sports Network
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: FanDuelSportsNetwork.com
Lines from Saturday's game (subject to change)
Forwards
Jake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Zemgus Girgensons
Mitchell Chaffee - Nick Paul - Gage Goncalves
Mikey Eyssimont - Luke Glendening
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - JJ Moser
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg - Darren Raddysh
Nick Perbix
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Monday's Matchup
The NHL fight for Florida takes center stage on Monday as the Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Florida Panthers (37-21-3 this season) at 7 p.m...Tampa Bay is 71-65-23 all-time against the Panthers and 1-1-0 so far this season...Florida won a 4-2 game on Dec. 22 in Tampa before the Lightning won the following night in a 4-0 shutout victory in Sunrise...The Panthers led the Atlantic Division standings with 77 points after Saturday’s games...Steven Stamkos is the franchise leader in scoring against the Panthers with 41-40—81 in 67 career games, followed by Martin St. Louis and Vincent Lecavalier... Defenseman Victor Hedman leads active Bolts in scoring against the Panthers with 7-41—48 in 66 games...Forward Nikita Kucherov is fifth and averages more than a point per game versus Florida with 20-25—45 in 36 career matchups...Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is the franchise leader in victories against Florida with his 16-14-1 record. Vasilevskiy has a .910 save percentage in his career against the Panthers...Goalie partner Jonas Johansson is 1-1-0 with a .932 save percentage and the shutout from earlier this season.
Item of the Game
St Patrick's Day Collection
Gear up for St. Patrick's Day with the latest from the Tampa Bay Lightning! Shop the full collection, available in store at AMALIE Arena and online at TampaBaySports.com, while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Tuesday, March 4 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Thursday, March 6 vs. Buffalo Sabres
Saturday, March 8 vs. Boston Bruins
