The Lightning are back at Amalie Arena for their second matchup against the Ducks.
Tampa Bay is back home for a quick two-game home stand after going 1-1-1 on their most recent road-trip. It’s been a busy month for the Bolts and the schedule doesn’t let up until the end of January.
Since beating the Lightning 4-1 on Jan 5., the Ducks have gone 1-3-1, scoring just 5 goals in total on their roadtrip.
Jon Cooper confirmed that Ryan McDonagh will play tonight, although he was not present at Morning Skate. The veteran defenseman left early in the third period on Tuesday after taking a puck to the face. Nick Paul was moved up to the second line in morning skate, with Conor Geekie centering Mitchell Chaffee and Cameron Atkinson.
Here's a look at the lines from Thursday's morning skate
Forwards
Jake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nick Paul
Mitchell Chaffee - Zemgus Girgensons - Mikey Eyssimont
Gage Goncalves - Luke Glendening - Cam Atkinson
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Darren Raddysh
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg - Nick Perbix
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Puck drop is at 7pm EST.