Tampa Bay Lightning defencemen Victor Hedman and Anton Stralman won’t play in Game 4 against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Lightning announced Tuesday.
Forward Alex Killorn will be a game-time decision according to Lightning coach Jon Cooper.
Tampa Bay heads into a pivotal Game 4 looking to avoid the sweep after dropping three straight games to the wild-card Blue Jackets.
Hedman didn’t suit up for Game 3 on Sunday with an undisclosed injury. He sat out the last four games of the regular season with an upper-body injury after posting 12 goals and 54 points.
Killorn limped off the ice and headed to the dressing room after an awkward collision in the offensive zone on Sunday, but his ailment remains undisclosed. He had one goal in Game 1 last Thursday.
Stralman hasn’t yet been on the ice for the series against Columbus, as he deals with a lower-body injury. He finished the regular season with two goals and 17 points in 47 games.
Forward Nikita Kucherov is back in the lineup after serving his one-game suspension for boarding.
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