Girgensons is expected to miss the majority of the remainder of the regular season, so moving him to IR is simply a formality to create an empty roster spot.

Elliott allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Blues 4-2 loss to the Penguins on Saturday. He did not start on Tuesday, but after Jake Allen lost to the Habs, they will go back to Elliott tonight in Winnipeg. Elliott has gone 4-4-0 with a 3.29 GAA and .897 SV% in eight February starts and has gone 8-4-1 on the road this season.

Originally head coach Ted Nolan was worried that Girgensons would miss the remainder of the season. He will miss a lengthy period of time, but the Sabres are hopeful that he will return before the end of the season.

The Lightning want Vasilevskiy playing as much as possible, so they sent him to Syracuse to start last night. He allowed four goals on 34 shots in a loss to Rochester. He is back, but there is no word whether or not he will start on Friday.

The Lightning are off until Friday and Syracuse plays tonight, so expect Vasilevskiy to go down and play tonight before returning to Tampa Bay for Friday’s game against the Blackhawks.

Girgensons took a James Wisniewski slap-shot off of his right foot and was forced to leave the ice and did not return. It did not appear that Girgensons was able to put any weight on the foot, which is obviously not a good sign. Coach Ted Nolan is concerned that Girgensons injury could end his season, but he will await the official word from the Sabres medical staff.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Lightning’s 3-2 loss in Los Angeles on Monday. Vasilevskiy is 1-1-1 with a 2.50 GAA and .918 SV% in three starts and two relief appearances in February. Tonight he faces an Avalanche team who have won three of their last four while scoring 3.50 goals per game.

Elliott was pulled after he allowed three goals on six shots in the Blues 4-1 loss to the Stars on Tuesday. It was a terrible outing for Elliott, who will start the second game of the Blues back-to-back on Saturday. It is a rough matchup with the Penguins in town, but Elliott is 10-4-1 with a 2.11 GAA and .923 SV% at home.

Vasilevskiy stopped all nine shots that he faced after taking over for Ben Bishop last Thursday. Since being recalled he is 1-0-1 with a 2.30 GAA and .926 SV% in two starts and two relief appearances. Tonight, he will face a Kings team, who was struggling, but has managed to rattle off four straight wins.

Vasilevskiy stopped all nine shots that he faced after taking over for Ben Bishop last Thursday. Since being recalled he is 1-0-1 with a 2.30 GAA and .926 SV% in two starts and two relief appearances. Tonight it looks like he will face a Kings team, who was struggling, but has managed to rattle off four straight wins.

Elliott made 40 saves on 41 shots in the Blues 2-1 shootout win over the Panthers on Sunday. He has won back-to-back games while stopping 66 of 70 shots (.943 SV%). Tonight he will start vs. the Stars for the second time this season—he made 25 saves in a 4-3 OT win in the first meeting.

Elliott allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Blues 6-3 win in Tampa Bay on Thursday. Despite posting an ugly 3.23 GAA and .897 SV% since the All Star break, Elliott has gone 4-2-0 over that stretch. He will face the Panthers for the first time tonight—Elliott enters play 7-4-1 with a 2.42 GAA and .913 SV% on the road.

Elliott allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Blues loss 4-2 loss to the Blackhawks on Sunday. Elliott has lost two in a row while stopping 34 of 41 (.829 SV%) in his last two outings. He best the Lightning in hid first start against them as well as going 6-4-1 with a 1.88 GAA and .931 S% at home.

Vasilevskiy stopped 19 of 20 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s loss to the Kings on Friday. Since being recalled he has stopped 52 of 56 shots (.929 SV%). He draws a very difficult matchup against the NHL’s top team—Vasilevskiy has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .941 SV% on the road.

Elliott was pulled after he allowed four goals on 14 shots in the Blues 7-1 loss to the Blue Jackets on Friday. Jake Allen didn’t fare much better, so it will be Allen again this afternoon vs. the Hawks. In his first start against Chicago, he made 22 saves in a 3-2 back in October.

Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 20 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s loss to the Kings last night. He has been great in six NHL appearances, going 4-1-0 with a 1.96 GAA and .934 SV% this season. It will be tough to expect big things out of him today with the Ducks in town.

Elliott allowed one goal on 31 shots in the Blues win over the Lightning on Tuesday. He was given last night off, but will start tonight in Columbus. He enters play having won five straight games with a 1.76 GAA and .940 SV%. He has a strong matchup against a Blue Jacekts team who have lost four of five while scoring only eight goals.

Vasilevskiy went 3-1-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .937 SV% in four games during his recall in late December. He impressed in that short stint, which forced the Lightning to put the struggling Evgeni Nabokov on waivers. Vasilevskiy will get his first NHL start since December 31st, but has a tough matchup with the NHL’s second highest scoring team on the schedule.

Elliott allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Blues win over the Capitals on Sunday. Elliott has won four straight with a 1.96 GAA and .932 SV%. He has a tough matchup with the Lightning in town, but he has gone 9-2-1 with a 1.93 GAA and .928 SV% at home this season.

Vasilevskiy, 20, has gone 14-5-5 with a 2.38 GAA and .919 SV% with Syracuse this season. He was excellent in his brief stint with the Lightning earlier in the year, going 3-1-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .937 SV%. The Lightning placed Evgeni Nabokov on waivers to make room for the young net minder.