Arizona Coyotes (12-16-5, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (22-11-1, third in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Coyotes visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after Jack McBain scored two goals in the Coyotes' 6-3 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Tampa Bay has a 14-4-1 record in home games and a 22-11-1 record overall. The Lightning have scored 120 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank seventh in NHL play.
Arizona is 12-16-5 overall and 6-13-3 on the road. The Coyotes have a 4-10-3 record in games they have more penalties than their opponent.
Saturday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikita Kucherov has 13 goals and 37 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point has scored 10 goals with one assist over the last 10 games.
Clayton Keller has scored 13 goals with 20 assists for the Coyotes. Jakob Chychrun has one goal and nine assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 7-3-0, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.4 assists, 4.2 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up 1.8 goals per game.
Coyotes: 6-3-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.8 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Lightning: Rudolfs Balcers: out (upper-body).
Coyotes: Liam O'Brien: out (upper body), Andrew Ladd: out (undisclosed), Matias Maccelli: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
