Ad
Tampa Bay Lightning News
Cirelli (undisclosed) left Thursday's game due to injury and is considered "dinged up".

Cirelli managed to record two assists before exiting Thursday's 7-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens with an undisclosed injury after playing only 8:51 of ice time. Cirelli has been producing at an impressive rate lately, with seven points (4G / 3A) in his last six games.

Anthony Cirelli
Tomkins will start in Montreal on Thursday.

With Jonas Johansson sidelined due to a lower-body injury and the Lightning playing their second game in as many nights, it will be Matt Tomkins who gets the nod in Montreal on Thursday. Tomkins has made three appearances with the Lightning this season, with the most recent being a 5-3 victory on November 7th, which coincidentally was also against the Canadiens in Montreal. It is the only victory of the 29-year-old's career to date, so he will be hoping for a repeat performance on Thursday. The Lightning enter the game as -160 favourites over the Habs.

Matt Tomkins
Vasilevskiy will start on Wednesday vs. Toronto.

On the front end of a back-to-back, Tampa Bay will roll with Vasilevskiy between the pipes for the fourth straight game. Vasilevskiy has allowed three or fewer goals in four of his last five (3-2-0), but it was not enough in his last outing, saving 28 of 31 shots (.903 SV%) in a 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Tampa Bay enters action on Wednesday as a +106 road underdog against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off the ice at Tampa Bay's morning skate.

On the front end of a back-to-back, Tampa Bay will roll with Vasilevskiy between the pipes for the fourth straight game. Vasilevskiy has allowed three or fewer goals in four of his last five (3-2-0), but it was not enough in his last outing, saving 28 of 31 shots (.903 SV%) in a 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Tampa Bay enters action on Wednesday as a +106 road underdog against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Atkinson is expected to draw back into Philadelphia's lineup on Monday vs. the Islanders.

Atkinson and Nicolas Deslauriers are drawing back into the lineup for the Flyers on Monday, as Bobby Brink and Denis Gurianov will be healthy scratches. Atkinson has only played one of the last seven games and zero points in his last 17.

Cam Atkinson
Vasilevskiy will start on Monday vs. Detroit.

Tampa Bay will turn to Vasilevskiy between the pipes for the 13th time in the last 14 games. Vasilevskiy has been stellar lately, allowing only one goal in three of his last four outings (3-1-0), including saving 27 of 28 shots (.964 SV%) in a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday. Tampa Bay enters action as -184 home favourites against a Detroit Red Wings club coming off a 3-2 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Johansson (lower body) is considered day-to-day and expected to be out on Monday vs. Detroit.

Johansson is battling a lower-body injury, making his status uncertain for Monday's contest against the Detroit Red Wings. That said, Johansson has only played once in the last 13 games and was unlikely to see any immediate action between the pipes.

Jonas Johansson
Vasilevskiy will start on Saturday vs. the New York Islanders.

Vasilevskiy will make his 12th start in the last 13 games on Saturday when he hosts the Islanders in Tampa Bay. Despite missing a large chunk of the early season due to a back injury, the 29-year-old machine has still posted an impressive 27-16-2 record despite his mediocre .898 SV% and 2.90 GAA.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy will start on Wednesday vs. Boston.

Vasilevskiy will occupy Tampa's crease for the 11th time in the last 12 games after the rare night off in the Lightning's previous game vs. Anaheim. The 29-year-old is up to an impressive 45 games played despite missing a large chunk of the season due to a back injury and has a 26-16-2 record, 2.94 GAA and .897 SV% to show for it. He will host the Boston Bruins on Wednesday, who are one win from clinching a playoff birth and have won four of their last six games.

Andrei Vasilevskiy