Nuts & Bolts: A first chance to close out the Isles

The Bolts return to Nassau Coliseum for Game 6 on Wednesday in need of one more win to advance back to the Stanley Cup Final. 

When: Wednesday, June 23 - 8:00 p.m. ETWhere: Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NYTV coverage: NBCSN (check local listings)Radio coverage: 970 WFLA-AM, Lightning Power PlayStream info: NBC Sports Live, NHL.TVPostgame coverage: Lightning Live Postgame immediately following the game on Bally Sports Florida and the Bally Sports App

Projected Lineup (subject to change)ForwardsOndrej Palat - Brayden Point - Nikita KucherovAlex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Steven StamkosBarclay Goodrow - Yanni Gourde - Blake ColemanRoss Colton - Tyler Johnson - Pat Maroon

DefensemenVictor Hedman - Jan RuttaRyan McDonagh - David SavardMikhail Sergachev - Luke Schenn

GoaltendersAndrei VasilevskiyCurtis McElhinney

Lineup based on Monday's game. Follow @BBurnsNHL on Twitter for all the latest news.

Wednesday's MatchupThe Lightning and the Islanders are playing Game 6 of their Stanley Cup Semifinal with the series shifting back to New York's Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum...Tampa Bay owns a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven and can clinch the series tonight...The Lightning are 9-6 all-time in Game 6s and 5-3 in road Game 6s...The Bolts have won six-straight playoff series and haven't been extended beyond six games in any of them...The Lightning have scored 10 unanswered goals entering Game 6 after netting two goals in the third period of Game 4 combined with eight more goals in a row in Game 5.

Wednesday's StorylinesThe defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning can clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup Final for the second-straight season, third time in the last seven seasons and fourth time in franchise history with a victory tonight...The Lightning are attempting to become the fourth defending Stanley Cup champion in the last 21 years to advance to the Final in the ensuing postseason, joining the Penguins (2016), Red Wings (2008) and Devils (2000)...Tampa Bay owns the top five scorers in the NHL playoffs currently: 1. Nikita Kucherov (5-22--27 pts.), 2. Brayden Point (13-5--18 pts.), 3. Steven Stamkos (7-10- -17 pts.), T-4. Alex Killorn (8-8--16 pts.), T-4. Victor Hedman (1-15--16 pts.)...The Lightning have scored 20 power-play goals this postseason -- notching multiple power-play goals in a single game six times, including Game 5 vs. NYI -- and is one power-play goal from matching the franchise record of 21 PPGs from 2004...The Bolts are 11-1 this postseason when scoring the opening goal, including a 3-0 record in the Semifinal Rd. (TBL is 0-4 when allowing the opening goal).

Injuries2020-21 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 1542021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Man Games Lost: 9 Current injuriesErik Cernak (Upper-body injury; day-to-day) 1 Game

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Game 6 tickets are on sale now. 

The Road AheadGame 7 Lightning vsl Islanders* | Friday, June 25*if necessary

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