The Lightning and Devils meet for an Eastern Conference matchup at Amalie Arena.
When: Thursday, January 11 @ 7p.m. EST
Where: AMALIE Arena - Tampa, FL
Radio coverage: 102.5 The Bone, Lightning Radio
Where to stream it: Ballysports.com
Lines from Thursday's Practice (these could change)
Forwards
Steven Stamkos - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nick Paul
Gage Goncalves - Tyler Motte - Conor Sheary
Austin Watson - Luke Glendening - Mikey Eyssimont
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Darren Raddysh
Calvin de Haan - Erik Cernak
Emile Lilleberg - Nick Perbix
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
The Lightning are coming off an emotional 3-2 overtime win against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. They have an opportunity to string together a few wins, starting tonight against the Devils.
It’s been a bit of a rough go for New Jersey. Defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler left the game early on Saturday with a broken foot. Jack Hughes, Dougie Hamilton, and Tomas Nosek were all placed on IR. Timo Meier, and Ondrej Palat are also dealing with injuries.
For the Lightning, January is a month that they can use to reset and start grabbing points. On Tuesday, Brandon Hagel said the team would be viewing the next 40 games as a brand new season. Beating the Kings in overtime was a huge first step in getting to where they want to be. The Devils are currently just one point behind the Lightning for the second wild card spot. If it comes down to points at the end of the season, this game could be a difference-maker.
Practice Updates: Head coach Jon Cooper said on Thursday that there is no update on the status of Mikhail Sergachev, who was place on LTIR but eligible to return against Anaheim on Saturday. He is not skating and remains out week-to-week.
Forward Gage Goncalves was called up from Syracuse and it looks like he’ll be in the lineup tonight against New Jersey. He currently leads Syracuse with 30 points (7-23–30) in 33 games this season.
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