Lightning look to turn things around tonight against Carolina.
When: Saturday, November 11 @ 7 pm EST
Where: AMALIE Arena
Where to Listen: 102.5 The Bone
Where to stream: BallySports.com
Morning Skate was optional on Saturday. Here’s what the lines looked like at practice on Friday (these could change)
Forwards
Brandon Hagel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos - Nick Paul - Alex Barre-Boulet
Tanner Jeannot - Anthony Cirelli - Mikey Eyssimont
Tyler Motte - Luke Glendening - Waltteri Merela
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev - Darren Raddysh
Calvin de Haan - Nick Perbix
Goaltenders
Jonas Johansson
After being shutout by the Lightning on October 24th, the Canes won five of their next six games. That is, until they lost 5-2 to the Florida Panthers on Friday night.
They’re performing slightly better than they were two weeks ago and those five wins brought the Canes up to second place in the Metropolitan Division.
The Lightning are coming off a 5-3 loss to Chicago on Thursday that they weren't happy with. They'll have to work to get the offense going. Defensively, the Canes have been solid at limiting scoring chances, allowing just 24.34 per 60 minutes, making them the third best in the NHL.
Overall it's should be a good matchup. The Bolts are looking to sort out some of their recent struggles. They'll need three full periods of consistent hockey. If Kucherov hits his stride again, look out.