Arizona Coyotes (23-20-3, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (25-18-5, fourth in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Lightning -207, Coyotes +171; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Arizona Coyotes after Nikita Kucherov's hat trick against the Philadelphia Flyers in the Lightning's 6-3 win.
Tampa Bay is 15-5-3 at home and 25-18-5 overall. The Lightning have scored 162 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank fifth in league play.
Arizona is 23-20-3 overall and 8-11-3 in road games. The Coyotes have an 18-5-2 record in games they score at least three goals.
The matchup Thursday is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Coyotes won 3-1 in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kucherov has 31 goals and 49 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point has scored five goals with six assists over the last 10 games.
Matias Maccelli has seven goals and 25 assists for the Coyotes. Clayton Keller has six goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 7-3-0, averaging 3.8 goals, six assists, 3.1 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Coyotes: 4-5-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.7 assists, 5.9 penalties and 13.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Lightning: Haydn Fleury: out (hand), Austin Watson: out (lower body), Mikhail Sergachev: out (lower body), Erik Cernak: day to day (upper-body), Tanner Jeannot: out (lower body).
Coyotes: Vladislav Kolyachonok: out (lower body), Bryan Little: out for season (upper body), Jakub Voracek: out (concussion), Troy Stecher: out (lower body), Barrett Hayton: out (upper body), Travis Boyd: out for season (pectoral), Matt Dumba: out (upper body), Shea Weber: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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