The Tampa Bay Lightning are set to play Game 3 against the Florida Panthers on April 26. It is a must-win game for the Lightning, as they will go down 3-0 in the series if they lose.
The Lightning will be without one of their stars, as Brandon Hagel is suspended for Game 3. Due to this, the Lightning will have a different-looking lineup for their big matchup against the Panthers.
The Lightning confirmed that they will be going with 11 forwards and seven defensemen in Game 3. Here is the Lightning's full lineup with Hagel not being allowed to play.
Forwards
Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov
Anthony Cirelli, Gage Goncalves
Conor Geekie, Yanni Gourde, Nick Paul
Zemgus Girgensons, Luke Glendening, Mitchell Chaffee
Defensemen
Victor Hedman & J.J. Moser
Ryan McDonagh & Erik Cernak
Nick Perbix & Emil Lilleberg
Darren Raddysh
Starting Goalie
Andrei Vasilevskiy
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