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Injured: Ryan McDonagh (lower body), Victor Hedman (elbow), Emil Lilleberg (undisclosed), Scott Sabourin (undisclosed)

Injured: Vincent Desharnais (upper body), Philipp Kurashev (upper body), Will Smith (upper body), John Klingberg (lower body), Adam Gaudette (lower body)

Liljegren could return after missing five games with an upper-body injury. … Klingberg is doubtful; the defenseman played 19:16 in a 5-4 win at the Anaheim Ducks on Monday. … Gaudette is not expected to play; the forward left in the second period Monday and did not return.

Lightning mark the mid-point with a matinee against the surprising Sharks

Game Forty-One: Tampa Bay Lightning (24-13-3) at San Jose Sharks (20-17-3)

After a day off, the Tampa Bay Lightning wrap up their California road trip with a matinee effort against the San Jose Sharks. Over the last few seasons, this would be a penciled in win for the top teams in the league as the Sharks went through their rebuilding process. Now, not so much. The Sharks may be the most surprising team in the league as they hit the halfway mark of the season in a the top Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.

It’ll be two teams with winning streak going at each other as the Lightning put their six-game streak up against the Sharks three-game streak. It’s not like San Jose has been stock-piling their points against other struggling teams – there are some pretty good teams that have come out with losses against the Sharks. Among their 20 wins are top-tier teams Minnesota (3 times), Colorado (in overtime), Carolina, Boston, and Florida. Not bad for a team that started the season with six straight losses.

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