Game preview: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers

TONIGHT

Lightning vs. Panthers

When/where: 7:30; St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa

TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM

Injuries: Tampa Bay — D Jamie Heward (concussion), LW Gary Roberts (elbow), D Matt Smaby (lower body) are out. D Steve Eminger (upper body), D Paul Ranger (upper body) and F Paul Szczechura (lower body) are day to day. Florida —D Bryan Allen (knee), C Kamil Kreps (shoulder) and LW Rostislav Olesz (groin) are out.

Key stats: Panthers G Tomas Vokoun entered Friday 3-0-0 with a 2.68 goals-against average in his previous three starts. … The Panthers' line of Gregory Campbell, Radek Dvorak and Ville Peltonen has been hot, tallying nine goals and 18 points in the five contests before Friday's game against the Flyers. … Panthers All-Star D Jay Bouwmeester entered Friday second in the NHL in average ice time, 27:29.

Joe Smith, Times staff writer