Lightning bring 3-game win streak into matchup with the Coyotes

Updated Feb. 15, 2023 3:09 a.m. ET

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Tampa Bay Lightning (34-16-2, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Arizona Coyotes (18-28-8, seventh in the Central Division)

Tempe, Arizona; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Lightning -238, Coyotes +194; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to keep a three-game win streak alive when they play the Arizona Coyotes.

Arizona has gone 11-8-2 in home games and 18-28-8 overall. The Coyotes are sixth in the league serving 10.8 penalty minutes per game.

Tampa Bay has gone 14-12-0 in road games and 34-16-2 overall. The Lightning have scored 186 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank fifth in the league.

Wednesday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Lightning won 5-3 in the last matchup.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Schmaltz has 14 goals and 21 assists for the Coyotes. Juuso Valimaki has seven assists over the last 10 games.

Brayden Point has 31 goals and 27 assists for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov has four goals and 10 assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Coyotes: 4-3-3, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.6 assists, 4.1 penalties and 10.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

Lightning: 6-3-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.6 assists, 5.1 penalties and 16.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Coyotes: Jakob Chychrun: out (trade related reasons), Andrew Ladd: out for season (knee), Shayne Gostisbehere: out (upper-body), Liam O'Brien: day to day (upper body).

Lightning: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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