Goalie Start
Elliott (lower-body) will return to the Blues crease on Saturday.
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Tampa Bay Lightning News
Goalie Start
Vasilevskiy starts Tuesday in Toronto.
Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Philadelphia on March 7th. Ben Bishop started the last three games, but Vasilevskiy will go tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. It comes as no surprise. Vasilevskiy has faced the Leafs three times this season and has won all three while posting a rock-solid 1.65 GAA and .949 SV%.
Kucherov (upper-body) will play on Tuesday.
Kucherov left Sunday’s game in Columbus after being sucker-punched by Dalton Prout. He took part in the morning skate and will play in Toronto on a line with Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn. Kucherov has one goal and five assists (six points) in his last seven games.
Goalie Start
Vasilevskiy will likely start Tuesday in Toronto.
Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Philadelphia on March 7th. Ben Bishop started the last three games, but it looks like Vasilevskiy will go tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. It comes as no surprise. Vasilevskiy has faced the Leafs three times this season and has won all three while posting a rock-solid 1.65 GAA and .949 SV%.
Kucherov (upper-body) left Sunday’s game and did not return.
Kucherov was sucker-punched by Blue Jackets’ defenseman Dalton Prout. The Lightning did not have an update on Kucherov’s status, but it is not believed to be serious.
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Vasilevskiy starts Monday in Philadelphia.
Vasilevskiy stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Lightning’s win in Toronto last Monday. Vasilevskiy has won three straight starts while posting a 2.27 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that has won four of five—Vasilevskiy has gone 5-4-0 with a 2.63 GAA and .913 SV% on the road this season.
Goalie Start
Vasilevskiy will likely start Monday in Philadelphia.
Vasilevskiy stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Lightning’s win in Toronto last Monday. Vasilevskiy has won three straight starts while posting a 2.27 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that has won four of five—Vasilevskiy has gone 5-4-0 with a 2.63 GAA and .913 SV% on the road this season.
Call up / Send down
The Penguins have recalled Josh Archibald from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Archibald, 23, has 14 points (8G / 6A) in 51 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season and is expected to make his NHL debut on Saturday.
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Vasilevskiy leads the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Vasilevskiy stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Coyotes last Tuesday. He spent the weekend with Syracuse (AHL) but is back with the Lightning and will start tonight after Ben Bishop went on Sunday. Vasilevskiy has gone 10-5-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .910 SV% this season and draws a strong matchup against the fire-selling Maple Leafs.
Goalie Start
Vasilevskiy is expected to start Monday in Toronto.
Vasilevskiy stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Coyotes last Tuesday. He spent the weekend with Syracuse (AHL) but is back with the Lightning and could start tonight after Ben Bishop went on Sunday. Vasilevskiy has gone 10-5-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .910 SV% this season and draws a strong matchup against the fire-selling Maple Leafs.
Sheary left Saturday's game with an upper-body injury and is out "short-term."
Sheary suffered an upper-body injury after being hit hard vs. the Jets on Saturday. He had three goals and two assists in 27 games before the injury, but is not expected to be sidelined for long.
Kucherov (lower-body) returns to the Lightning lineup on Friday.
Kucherov has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight in New Jersey. Kucherov has three goals and one assist in his last five games and 49 points (24G / 25A) in 58 games on the year.
McDonagh (jaw) will return to the Rangers lineup on Thursday.
McDonagh missed the last two games with a jaw injury, but will get back into the lineup tonight in St. Louis. McDonagh will replace Dylan McIlrath—he comes in with 26 points (7G / 19A) in 54 games this season.
Kucherov (lower-body) is expected to play on the Lightning's upcoming four-game road trip.
The Blues have placed Brian Elliott (lower-body) on IR; out at least four weeks.
Kucherov (lower-body) will be game-time decision on Tuesday.
Kucherov missed Monday’s game with a lower-body injury, but took part in today’s morning skate and is listed as a game-time decision. If Kucherov can’t play, look for Jonathan Marchessault to skate on the Lightning’s second line.
Goalie Start
Vasilevskiy will start Tuesday vs. the Coyotes.
Vasilevskiy allowed five goals on 41 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Jets. Vasilevskiy has gone 7-1-0 in his last eight starts despite posting a 3.04 GAA and .903 SV%—the Lightning have averaged 3.63 goals per game in front of him over that span. Vasilevskiy faces a Coyotes team that lost last night vs. the Capitals.
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Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off of the ice at the morning skate.
Vasilevskiy allowed five goals on 41 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Jets. Vasilevskiy has gone 7-1-0 in his last eight starts despite posting a 3.04 GAA and .903 SV%—the Lightning have averaged 3.63 goals per game in front of him over that span. Vasilevskiy faces a Coyotes team that lost last night vs. the Capitals.
Elliott left Monday’s game with a lower-body injury.
Elliott started 18 consecutive games while Jake Allen was out, but left last night’s game, which was the first in which Allen was back as his backup. There is no word on how serious Elliott’s injury is, but look for Jake Allen to start every game until Elliott is back.
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