Victor Hedman speaks with reporters postgame The Lightning will close out their first back-to-back of the week on Tuesday, before heading to Chicago and Detroit to complete one more. Tampa Bay is coming off a 5-3 loss on Monday to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Another slow Lightning start mixed with a coverage breakdowns put them behind early, and despite a mid-game push, they never fully caught up. The loss to Toronto gives the Lightning a 3-7-0 record in the Atlantic Division, one they’d like to improve on. The good news? They have a chance to do it quickly in a Tuesday night matchup against the Montreal Canadiens. Montreal (23-19-4) has found their stride as of late, winning five of their last seven games. Players to watch from Montreal: Lane Hutson has three goals and 33 assists. Cole Caufield has six goals and five assists over the past ten games. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE LINES FROM MONDAY NIGHT: Forwards Jake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nick Paul Zemgus Girtensons - Conor Geekie - Mitchell Chaffee Mikey Eyssimont - Luke Glendening - Cam Atkinson Defensemen Victor Hedman - Darren Raddysh Ryan McDonagh - Max Crozier Emil Lilleberg - Nick Perbix Goaltenders Andrei Vasilevskiy (Jonas Johansson started vs Toronto) Puck drop is at 7pm.
