RADIO: WDAE-AM 620. THE SERIES: The sixth and final meeting of the season. The Lightning leads 3-0-2-0. The Lightning trails overall 19-23-9-1.
KEY INJURIES: Carolina - RW Pavel Brendl (collarbone, out); C Marty Murray (hand, out); RW Jeff O'Neill (shoulder, out). Tampa Bay - None.
THE LOWDOWN: The Lightning is 6-0-4-0 in its past 10 against the Hurricanes. ... Tampa Bay is 7-2-2-1 in the second of back-to-back games. ... The Lightning is 11-6-3-0 against the Southeast, best in the division. ... Carolina is 4-3-2-1 in its past 10 road games. ... The Hurricanes have scored a league-low 137 goals and are 6-9-4-0 against the Southeast. ... Entering Friday's games, Carolina had the league's worst power play at 11.6 percent. ... Lightning G John Grahame was second in the league with a 1.86 goals-against average. ... The Lightning has won four straight over the Hurricanes in Tampa and is 14-8-3-0 overall at home against them. ... About 1,500 seats remain, including the usual 400 $8 seats on sale at 9 a.m. ... All fans 12 and under will receive a T-shirt featuring defenseman Cory Sarich.
