


Hedman left Game 1 with an undisclosed injury after just 6:35 TOI and will be a game-time decision Thursday for Game 2 as he deals with an undisclosed injury. If the 32-year-old is forced to miss any of the series it will be a massive loss for Tampa Bay, as he has 156 NHL playoff games under his belt across 10 seasons.

Cernak had to leave Game 1 Tuesday after taking a high hit from Toronto's Michael Bunting after just 9:27 TOI and will be out Thursday for Game 2. The 25-year-old is considered day-to-day with an undisclosed injury and will hopefully be back at some point in the first round.




Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 37 shots (.838 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak with a loss to the New York Rangers. The 28-year-old has been solid yet again this season as he nears his third career 60 GP season, with his 34-21-4 record, 2.63 GAA and .916 SV%. He takes on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won three of their last four games and are ninth in the NHL in goals per game (3.39).

Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 37 shots (.838 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak with a loss to the New York Rangers. The 28-year-old has been solid yet again this season as he nears his third career 60 GP season, with his 34-21-4 record, 2.63 GAA and .916 SV%. He takes on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won three of their last four games and are ninth in the NHL in goals per game (3.39).



Cirelli has 11 goals, 17 assists, 107 SOG, 33 PIMs and a +12 plus/minus through 55 games played but will be out Thursday due to an undisclosed injury. The 25-year-old has already missed a large chunk of games for Tampa Bay this year so this is yet another unfortunate update on his season.

Bjorkstrand missed the Kraken's previous game due to personal reasons but will draw back into the lineup Thursday vs. Arizona. The 27-year-old has 19 goals, 23 assists, 187 SOG, 14 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 76 games played this season.

Vasilevskiy was perfect in his last start, stopping 38 of 38 shots for his fourth shutout of the season as he blanked the New York Islanders for his third-straight win. The 28-year-old is top five in the NHL in victories for a sixth-straight season with his 34-20-4 record, 2.57 GAA and .918 SV%. He takes on the New York Rangers, who snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over Washington last game.






Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 34 shots (.941 SV%) for his third-straight loss as he was downed by the Boston Bruins his last time between the pipes. The 28-year-old has been solid yet again this season, but will not lead the NHL in wins for a sixth-straight year as he has a 31-20-4 record, 2.69 GAA and .914 SV%. He will take on the Carolina Hurricanes, who have won three of their last five games and are third in the NHL in shots per game (34.8).
