Cernak (lower-body) is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play Tuesday.
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Tampa Bay Lightning News
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
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Elliott led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Kucherov (COVID-19) will be back in the Lightning lineup on Thursday.
Kucherov missed three games while in COVID-19 protocol but will play Thursday in Colorado. Kucherov will return on the first line and top power-play unit and comes in with five goals and 12 assists (17 points) in 11 games this season.
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Smith will make his Red Wings debut on Wednesday.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
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Vasilevskiy is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Sharks.
Kucherov (COVID-19 protocol) will not play on Tuesday.
Kucherov returned to the ice on Tuesday morning but will remain out of the lineup vs. the Sharks. According to head coach Jon Cooper, the Lightning will stick with the same lineup as Saturday's shootout loss to the Golden Knights.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
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Vasilevskiy is expected to start Saturday vs. the Golden Knights.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Cernak (lower-body) will be out until after the All-Star break.
Cernak has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury and will miss at least three more according to the head coach Jon Cooper. With Cernak, Jan Rutta and Zach Bogosian all sidelined, Frederik Claesson and Andrej Sustr will remain with the Lightning.
The Lightning have added Nikita Kucherov to the COVID-19 protocol list.
Kucherov will likely miss two games after landing in COVID-19 protocol on Tuesday. Expect to see Kucherov back in the lineup next Tuesday vs. the Sharks.
Girgensons (lower-body) is expected to be back in the Sabres lineup on Tuesday.
Girgensons has missed the last five games with a lower-body injury but is set to play Tuesday in Ottawa. Girgensons will be on the fourth line with Cody Eakin and John Hayden.
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Elliott will start Saturday in San Jose.
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Vasilevskiy will start Friday in Anaheim.
Waiver Move
The Red Wings have claimed Gemel Smith off of waivers from the Lightning.
Smith has not played this season due to a lower-body injury suffered in training camp. With him nearing a return to the lineup, he was waived in order to send him to the AHL. Detroit claimed him and now he joins his brother, Givani, with the Red Wings. Smith has 24 points (12G / 12A) in 88 career NHL games with the Stars and Lightning.
Cernak (lower-body) will not play Tuesday in Los Angeles.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
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