Fresh off a 3-1-0 homestand, the Lightning hit the road for a two-game road trip that begins on Sunday afternoon at Xcel Energy Center.
When: Sunday, November 28 - 2 p.m. Where: Xcel Energy Center - Saint Paul, MN TV coverage: Bally Sports Sun (check local listings) Radio coverage: 970 WFLA-AM, Lightning Power Play Where to stream it: Bally Sports App , ESPN+
Projected Lineup Forwards Ondrej Palat - Steven Stamkos - Alex Barré-Boulet Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Mathieu Joseph Pat Maroon - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Corey Perry Boris Katchouk - Ross Colton - Taylor Raddysh
Defensemen Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta Ryan McDonagh - Zach Bogosian Mikhail Sergachev - Cal Foote
Goatlenders Andrei Vasilevskiy Brian Elliott
Sunday's Matchup The Lightning and the Wild are playing their second of two meetings this season and the only meeting at Xcel Energy Center...Tampa Bay and Minnesota are playing for the second time in eight days...The Lightning defeated the Wild 5-4 in a shootout at AMALIE Arena Nov. 21 to end a four-game losing skid to Minnesota...Steven Stamkos was the only player from either team to convert his shootout attempt in that win seven days ago for the Bolts, which saw Brian Elliott make 28-of-32 saves to earn his first victory at AMALIE Arena as a member of the Lightning in his first home start...Tampa Bay never trailed in that win, building 2-0 and 4-2 leads before Minnesota scored two extra attacker goals in the closing minutes to force overtime and the eventual shootout...The Lightning have lost eight in a row at Xcel Energy Center, going 0-6-2 since the start of the 2011-12 season...Tampa Bay's last win in Minnesota came April 2, 2011, a 3-1 win powered by Dwayne Roloson's 29-of-30 save effort...The Lightning have just two all-time wins in Minnesota and are 2-10-2 in 14 games all-time in the state of hockey...Tampa Bay's .212 point percentage in Minnesota is its lowest road point percentage against any NHL opponent.
Sunday's Storylines Tampa Bay has won three games in a row and six of its last seven contests...The Lightning have just one regulation loss over their last 13 games, going 10-1-2 since October 26...The Bolts own the second-best point percentage in November (.818), trailing only Toronto (.846)... Tampa Bay is the only NHL team with just one regulation loss or fewer in November (8-1-2)...The Lightning have yet to lose in regulation to a Central Division opponent this season, going 2-0-1 so far.
Injuries 2020-21 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 65 Current injuries Erik Cernak (Upper-body injury Nov. 9; Week-to-week) 7 Games Nikita Kucherov (Lower-body injury; Underwent successful procedure Oct. 26; Out 8-10 weeks) 16 Games Brayden Point (Upper-body injury Nov. 20; Out 4-6 weeks) 3 Games Gemel Smith (Lower-body injury Sept. 28; Out indefinitely) 19 Games
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The Road Ahead Tuesday, November 30 at St. Louis Blues Thursday, December 2 vs. St. Louis Blues Saturday, December 4 at Boston Bruins
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