Lines from Monday's game. Subject to change.
Forwards
Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - Yanni Gourde
Tyler Johnson - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - J.T. Miller
Mathieu Joseph - Cedric Paquette - Ryan Callahan
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Dan Girardi
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Braydon Coburn - Mikhail Sergachev
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy expected to start
Thursday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Maple Leafs are playing their first of four meetings this season (also: Jan. 17 vs. TOR, March 11 at TOR and April 4 at TOR) and the first of two at AMALIE Arena...Tampa Bay went 3-1-0 against Toronto in 2017-18, winning both games in Tampa and splitting a pair of games in Toronto...Three of the four meetings between the two teams produced a 4-3 final score...Tampa Bay shut out the Maple Leafs in Toronto 2-0 in the first meeting Jan. 2, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopping all 29 shots he faced for his second-consecutive shutout...The Leafs beat the Bolts 4-3 in Toronto Feb. 12, Tampa Bay rallying from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game 3-3 in the third period before James van Riemsdyk netted the game-winning goal at 4:37 of the third...Tampa Bay earned a 4-3 shootout win over Toronto in Tampa Feb. 26, Brayden Point the only player from either team to convert in the shootout (Second Round)...The Lightning scored a 4-3 home win in the final matchup of 2017-18 against Toronto, Andrei Vasilevskiy setting a franchise record for wins in a season after claiming his 41st victory...Tampa Bay has won seven of its last nine games at home versus Toronto, going 7-1-1 over that stretch...The Lightning are 9-3-1 overall against Toronto since the start of the 2015-16 season...Alex Killorn scored a goal in three of the last four games vs. TOR...Yanni Gourde is on a four-game point streak vs. TOR (1-4--5)...Steven Stamkos has tallied one assist in three-straight games vs. TOR.
Thursday's Storylines
The Lightning's seven-game win streak is the longest active streak in the NHL and is tied for the second-longest win streak this season in the league...The Bolts' seven-game win streak is the third-longest in franchise history (longest: 9 games from Feb. 18 to March 5, 2016; 2nd longest: 8 games from Feb. 23 to March 6, 2004)...Tampa Bay has won 10 of its last 11 games...The Bolts have yet to lose in December, going 6-0-0 in the month, and are the only NHL team without a loss in the month...Tampa Bay continues to top the NHL standings, opening up an eight-point lead over second place Toronto following Monday's win...The Lightning's 49 points through 32 games are their second-most points through the first 32 games of a season in franchise history (most: 50 points through 32 games in 2017-18)...The Bolts own the best goal differential (+39) in the NHL (2nd: TOR +25)...Tampa Bay leads the NHL for goals (128) and goals per game (4)...Since the start of the 2017-18 season, no NHL team has scored more goals than the Lightning with 418 (2nd: TOR - 379) ...Tampa Bay has scored five or more goals an NHL-best 13 times this season, including six times over the last seven games (Bolts are 13-0-0 when scoring five or more goals).
Injuries
2018-19 Man Games Lost: 60
Current injuries
Anton Stralman (Upper Body; Will be re-evaluated Dec. 12) 16 Games
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