The Tampa Bay Lightning took on the Carolina Hurricanes at the Amalie Arena on Saturday night, less than 24 hours after dropping a closely contested game to the Washington Capitals. The Lightning would play without forward Alex Killorn and defenseman Braydon Coburn. Both players sustained lower-body injuries during Friday night’s OT loss in D.C.
For Killorn, this absence brings to an end to his 236 game iron man streak. His iron man streak was tops among all Lightning players.
Coburn, who was replaced in the line-up by Erik Cernak (making his return after serving a two-game suspension), figures to miss a significant amount of hockey after being listed out indefinitely.