Tampa Bay remains in search of its first win of the 2025-26 campaign, outscored 10-7 through two contests (0-2-0), and will turn to Johansson between the pipes for his first start of the season. The 30-year-old Johansson saw limited action in the 2024-25 season as Tampa Bay's backup, posting a 3.13 GAA and .895 SV% in 19 appearances (9-6-3). The Lightning enter Monday's contest as -157 road favorites against a surprising Boston Bruins team that is 3-0-0 to start the season.

Tampa Bay has brought back their backup goaltender for two more seasons on Wednesday after they signed the 29-year-old Swede to a two-year, $2.5 million ($1,250,000 AAV) contract extension. The towering netminder was only called up 19 times in 2024-25, and produced a 9-6-3 record with a 3.13 GAA and .895 SV%.

Tampa Bay will give Andrei Vasilevskiy the night off before they head into the playoffs for the first-round series against the Florida Panthers, turning to Johansson between the pipes in their season-finale against the New York Rangers. Johansson struggled in his most recent outing, allowing four goals on 25 shots (.840 SV%) in a 7-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres. The 29-year-old goalie has a 3.08 GAA and .898 SV% in 18 games this season (9-5-3). Tampa Bay enters Thursday's contest as +105 road underdogs against New York.

Tampa Bay will give Andrei Vasilevskiy the night off before they head into the playoffs for the first-round series against the Florida Panthers, turning to Johansson between the pipes in their season-finale against the New York Rangers. Johansson struggled in his most recent outing, allowing four goals on 25 shots (.840 SV%) in a 7-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres. The 29-year-old goalie has a 3.08 GAA and .898 SV% in 18 games this season (9-5-3). Tampa Bay enters Thursday's contest as +105 road underdogs against New York.

Tampa Bay has been outscored 8-1 in their previous two games (0-2-0) and will attempt to change their fortunes on Thursday, turning to Johansson between the pipes against the Philadelphia Flyers. Johansson was excellent in his previous outing, saving 31 of 33 shots (.939 SV%) in a 6-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 29-year-old goalie has a 3.15 GAA and .896 SV% in 14 games (7-5-1) this season. Tampa Bay enters the action on Thursday as -148 road favorites against a Flyers squad amid a five-game losing skid (0-5-0).

Tampa Bay has been outscored 8-1 in their previous two games (0-2-0) and will attempt to change their fortunes on Thursday, likely turning to Johansson between the pipes against the Philadelphia Flyers. Johansson was excellent in his previous outing, saving 31 of 33 shots (.939 SV%) in a 6-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 29-year-old goalie has a 3.15 GAA and .896 SV% in 14 games (7-5-1) this season. Tampa Bay enters the action on Thursday as -148 road favorites against a Flyers squad amid a five-game losing skid (0-5-0).

Johansson will make his 13th start of the season when the Lightning host the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Johansson's last start came way back on January 28th after a lower-body injury made him unavailable for most of February. He suffered a disappointing 4-1 loss to the Blackhawks in that last start, allowing three goals on 20 shots. His record sits at 6-5-1 entering Tuesday night's game against Columbus, where the Lightning enter action at -160 on the money line.

Johansson has been sidelined with a lower-body injury for most of the last month but will return to his familiar role as Andrei Vasilevskiy's backup on Thursday against the Calgary Flames. The 29-year-old Johansson has a 3.24 GAA and .892 SV% in 13 appearances this season (6-5-1).

Johansson was between the pipes in Tampa Bay's 4-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, saving 16 of 19 shots (.842 SV%), but will be sidelined day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Tampa Bay has recalled goalie Matt Tomkins from Syracuse (AHL) in a corresponding move.