"Ø"Ø ABOUT THE LIGHTNING
-- The 4-2-1 Lightning come to town for their only visit of the season off a 5-4 shootout loss in Nashville on Tuesday. This is Game 2 of a four-game road trip through the Central Division for Tampa Bay. And the Central stretch continues with a fifth straight game back in Tampa against Colorado next week.
-- Centre Steven Stamkos is out of the gate hot, with five goals in the team's first seven games. As of Thursday, his shooting percentage so far, 26.3, was tied for the league lead among players who have taken at least 15 shots this season.