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Tampa Bay Lightning News
Vasilevskiy will start Game 1 vs. the Blue Jackets.

Vasilevskiy went 2-1 while allowing seven goals on 89 shots (.921 SV%) in the Lightning's three round-robin games. It was a strong start to the restart for Vasilevskiy, who will be looking for revenge after playing poorly in last year's four-game sweep by Columbus--he allowed 15 goals on 104 shots (.856 SV%) in that series.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Hedman will be a game-time decision for Game 1 vs. Columbus.

Hedman was injured early in the Lightning’s round-robin finale vs. the Flyers and did not return. Head coach Jon Cooper did not have an update on his status on Monday and said his availability will be determined on Tuesday. The Lightning play in the first game of the day (3:00 PM) so there will be no morning skate for Hedman to test out his injury.

Victor Hedman
Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.

Vasilevskiy will start the Lightning's first round-robin game after leading the NHL with 35 wins and posting a 2.56 GAA and .917 SV% in the regular season. As good as he was throughout the season, he struggled against the Capitals, giving up eight goals on 68 shots (.882 SV%) in two games.

Andrei Vasilevskiy