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Vasilevskiy will start in San Jose on Thursday.

Coming off consecutive back-to-back games, Tampa Bay has split their workload between Vasilevskiy and Jonas Johansson over the past four games (2-2-0). They will return to their workhorse netminder on Thursday against the San Jose Sharks. Vasilevskiy was outstanding in his most recent outing, saving 42 of 44 shots (.955 SV%) in a 6-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. He has a 2.39 GAA and .913 SV% in 27 games this season (26-10-1). Tampa Bay enters Thursday's contest as significant -275 road favorites against a San Jose club amid an eight-game losing skid.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Guentzel (lower-body) will be a game-time decision in San Jose.

Guentzel did not play on the previous game due to a lower-body injury but could return to the lineup on Thursday against the San Jose Sharks. The 30-year-old Guentzel has been terrific in his first season with Tampa Bay, scoring 37 points (20G / 17A) in 33 games.

Jake Guentzel
Vasilevskiy is expected to start in San Jose on Thursday.

Coming off consecutive back-to-back games, Tampa Bay has split their workload between Vasilevskiy and Jonas Johansson over the past four games (2-2-0). They will return to their workhorse netminder on Thursday against the San Jose Sharks. Vasilevskiy was outstanding in his most recent outing, saving 42 of 44 shots (.955 SV%) in a 6-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. He has a 2.39 GAA and .913 SV% in 27 games this season (26-10-1). Tampa Bay enters Thursday's contest as significant -275 road favorites against a San Jose club amid an eight-game losing skid.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Guentzel (lower-body) practiced on Tuesday and is still considered day-to-day.

Guentzel did not play on Sunday due to a lower-body injury but appears to be making progress after practicing on Tuesday. The 30-year-old Guentzel has been terrific in his first season with Tampa Bay, scoring 37 points (20G / 17A) in 33 games. Tampa Bay returns to action on Thursday against the San Jose Sharks.

Jake Guentzel
Johansson will start in Florida on Monday.

In the tail end of a back-to-back set against the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay will turn to Johansson on Monday. The 29-year-old Johansson has a 3.84 GAA and a .882 SV% in six appearances (3-1-1). Tampa Bay enters Monday's contest as +134 road underdogs against a Florida club that defeated them 4-2 yesterday.

Jonas Johansson
Gourde (undisclosed) will play against the Blackhawks on Thursday.

Gourde was limited to only 11:32 time on ice in last Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers, exiting after suffering a lower-body injury, and has not played since. The 32-year-old Gourde has 14 points (5G / 9A) in 29 games this season and had been playing well lately, scoring 10 points (5G / 5A) in his last 12 contests.

Yanni Gourde