After the way last season ended, the Lightning have made it a priority to find more success at home. It’s still early in the season, but they’ve gotten off to a strong start at Benchmark International Arena, going 5-0 on…
The Tampa Bay Lightning are embarking on a challenging three-game Western Conference road trip starting Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights. Tampa Bay enters the trip with a 5-0 home record but holds a 1-2 record on the road. Following the Vegas matchup, head coach Jon Cooper's team faces the Colorado Avalanche on Friday before completing the trip against Utah on Saturday.
Tampa Bay will look to improve its special teams, entering the trip ranked 31st on the power play and 22nd on the penalty kill. Backup goaltender Dennis Hildeby is expected to start one of the back-to-back games against Colorado or Utah. Meanwhile, forward Nikita Kucherov enters the trip four points away from surpassing Steven Stamkos's franchise scoring record.
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