The Bolts Look to Pounce on the Panthers

By: Philip Wunderlich

The Lightning are heading to Sunrise to face off against the Panthers. The Cats have won their last two games despite being nine points away from the second wild card spot, including a win against a team that the Bolts just beat last night the Pittsburgh Penguins.

 

Tampa Bay Outlook:

The Bolts are coming off a dramatic victory last night against the Pens and are looking to continue that momentum tonight. The Bolts need to play just like they did last night; a physical, defensively responsible and overall dominant offensive performance. Hopefully the Bolts play that way again tonight and if they do they will get the win tonight.

 

Tampa Bay Lines:

Offense

Palat – Stamkos – Kucherov

Gourde – Point – Johnson

Killorn – Cirelli – Miller

Erne – Paquette – Joseph

Defense

Hedman – Girardi

McDonagh – Cernak

Coburn – Sergachev

Goalies

Domingue

Vasilevskiy

 

Florida Outlook:

Well it looks to be warm and sunny with high humidity…oh right you mean the Panthers. Well the Panthers have to play like they did the last two games against the Caps and Pens. Two teams that are likely contenders for the Cup this year if they want to have a good game against the Bolts. There is no question that there is dominant players on this team, for example Alexsander Barkov. Barkov has about a point a game and will have to play a great game tonight as well.

 

Florida Lines:

Offense

Dadanov – Barkov – Brassard

Huberdeau – Trochek – Vatrano

Hoffman – Sheahan – Sceviour

Brouwer – Malgin – *?

Defense

Yandle – Ekblad

Matheson – Pysyk

McCoshen – Brown

Goalies

Reimer

Luongo

*? – According to Daily Faceoff Brouwer is listed on both fourth line left and right wing.

 

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