Bruins in Tampa to take on Lightning

By Stanley Cup of Chowder@cupofchowdah Updated Dec 28, 2010, 9:00am EST

The Bruins' second stop on their 5-game road trip is Tampa, where they will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight (7:30 PM ET, Versus).

Here is a quick profile of the Tampa Bay Lightning:

Record: 21-10-5

Home Record: 10-2-2

Last 10 Games: 7-1-2

Head Coach: Guy Boucher (1st Season; 21-10-5 Lifetime)

Season Series: The Bruins and Lightning have split the first two games of the season series. The Lightning downed the B's 3-1 in the first meeting in Tampa back on November 22nd. The Bruins routed the Lightning 8-1 in Boston on December 2nd.

Leading Goal Scorer:

	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
2010 - Steven Stamkos	28	22	50	10	26

Goaltending:

	GP	MIN	W	L	EGA	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
2010 - Dan Ellis	24	1289	11	5		64	2.98	566	502	.887	2

	GP	MIN	W	L	EGA	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
2010 - Mike Smith	17	899	10	5		48	3.20	411	363	.883	0

Cedrick Desjardins

#30 / Goalie / Tampa Bay Lightning

Height: 6-0

Weight: 192

Born: Sep 30, 1985

Injuries:

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Mike Smith	knee	12/20/2010
Steve Downie	ankle	12/03/2010

SB Nation's Lightning Blog: Raw Charge

Public Skate open thread starts a half hour before game time as usual.