7:30pm et
LIGHTNING (29-18-4) at SENATORS (24-23-6)
TV: 7:30 p.m. ET; SUN, RDS, TSN5, NHL.TV
Season series: The Tampa Bay Lightning have won the first two games against the Ottawa Senators, 4-1 on Dec. 10 and 5-2 on Dec. 20, each at Amalie Arena. Forward Nikita Kucherov leads Tampa Bay with two goals and two assists, and goalie Ben Bishop is 2-0-0 with a .946 save percentage against his former team. Ottawa's Zack Smith, Erik Karlsson and Cody Ceci each has scored a goal.
Lightning team scope: Defenseman Anton Stralman did not practice Sunday because of the flu, but he traveled to Ottawa and is expected to play. Tampa Bay has won three games in a row and 10 of its past 11. After a slow start because of some nagging injuries, center Tyler Johnson had two goals and two assists in the first two games after the All-Star break. "That All-Star break came at a perfect time," he told the Lightning website. "I started to feel healthy, but there's a lot more than just having your body feel good; you have to be mentally there. It was frustrating. The beginning of the season was maybe the most adversity I think I've ever faced on a personal level. I think that All-Star break kind of came at a great time for me to kind of get away from the game, get away from the sport, just kind of refocus, so when I came back, start fresh, start a new page, and I think I've been playing well."
Senators team scope: Forward Mika Zibanejad will not have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety for his check to Toronto Maple Leafs forward Tyler Bozak's head in a 6-1 win Saturday, the Ottawa Sun reported. Forwards Chris Neil and Mark Stone missed time because of injury against the Maple Leafs, but each returned to finish the game. Neil was injured when he was hit by teammate Chris Wideman's shot, and Stone was struck in the face by Toronto forward Joffrey Lupul's skate. The Senators did not practice Sunday. Karlsson had four assists against the Maple Leafs. His 59 points are tied for second in the NHL with Dallas Stars forward Jamie behind the Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane (76). "He's the catalyst of this team," coach Dave Cameron told the Senators website. "He's our engine. He was instrumental the last little while of making sure there was accountability, and he backed it up."
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