Forwards Nikita Kucherov and Nick Paul are out for Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Senators due to illness.
The Lightning made the announcement just prior to puck drop.
Injury Update: Nikita Kucherov and Nick Paul will miss today’s game due to illness. #OTTvsTBL
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) March 28, 2026
The Senators begin play Saturday one point back of the second wild-card spot.
Kucherov and Paul each played in Tampa’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday. Kucherov has one assist in 18:51 of ice time and Paul was a minus-2 in 9:01.
The 32-year-old Kucherov has 40 goals and a league-leading 121 points in 67 games this season while Paul has six goals and 13 points in 41 games this year.
