The Tampa Bay Lightning start a 4-game road trip tonight in Minnesota to face the Wild. Both teams have 80 points and have lost 2 straight games.  The Lightning will be without forwards Gage Goncalves and Dominic James who were injured on Saturday night so callups could be coming. On this date in Lightning history, Jeff Vinik bought the franchise.

<p>The Tampa Bay Lightning start a 4-game road trip tonight in Minnesota to face the Wild. Both teams have 80 points and have lost 2 straight games.&nbsp; The Lightning will be without forwards Gage Goncalves and Dominic James who were injured on Saturday night so callups could be coming. On this date in Lightning history, Jeff Vinik bought the franchise.</p>

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<p>The Lightning Daily Strike Podcast starts every day with the latest info on the Tampa Bay Lightning. In 5 minutes or less you&rsquo;ll hear from the Lightning coaches and players, Dave Mishkin&rsquo;s game highlights, interesting stats &amp; figures on the Bolts, news &amp; notes, Syracuse Crunch and Orlando Solar Bears updates plus this date in Lightning History.</p>