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Lightning visit Golden Knights to start three-game road trip

Tampa Bay’s game notes carry Saturday’s line combinations into the preview for Tuesday’s visit to Vegas.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning begin a three-game road trip against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at T-Mobile Arena. The opening faceoff is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET, with ESPN carrying the game.

Tampa Bay’s preview lists the forward combinations from Saturday’s game, subject to change. Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli and Nikita Kucherov form one line, while Gage Goncalves is listed with Brayden Point and Jake Guentzel. The notes do not confirm Tuesday’s lineup.

On defence, the same list pairs captain Victor Hedman with Emil Lilleberg. JJ Moser is alongside John Carlson, and Ryan McDonagh is paired with Erik Cernak.

The Lightning continue to Colorado on Friday, Oct. 23, and Utah on Saturday, Oct. 24. Their next home game is against Winnipeg on Thursday, Oct. 29.

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