With Anton Stralman injured in Saturday’s game against the San Jose Sharks, the Lightning recalled Luke Witkowski from the Syracuse Crunch. Head coach Jon Cooper commented that Witkowski wouldn’t play during the morning media session. However, Witkowski took the ice for warm-ups. Witkowski ended up being scratched along with Stralman and the still injured Jonathan Drouin.
To start the game, the lines and defensive pairings were as follows:
Vladislav Namestnikov - Steven Stamkos - Nikita Kucherov
Ondrej Palat - Tyler Johnson - Alex Killorn
Brayden Point - Valtteri Filppula - Ryan Callahan
Brian Boyle - Cedric Paquette - J.