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Girgensons (undisclosed) is not on the ice for the morning skate; questionable for Tuesday's game.

Girgensons missed Monday’s practice and was not on the ice for the Sabres’ morning skate which suggests that he will not be in the lineup tonight vs. the Stars. If Girgensons can’t go, look for Tim Schaller to get back into the lineup.

Zemgus Girgensons
Girgensons (undisclosed) missed Monday's practice; questionable for Tuesday.

Girgensons missed Monday’s practice with an undisclosed injury and could miss Tuesday’s game vs. the Stars. Girgensons was hit hard on Saturday which is likely the reason for today’s absence. Monitor his status on Tuesday morning, but his two points in 17 games has him well off of the fantasy radar right now.

Zemgus Girgensons
Vasilevskiy will start Monday vs. the Panthers.

Vasilevskiy gave up three goals on 26 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Sabres last Tuesday. Ben Bishop started the last two games, including a loss to the Panthers on Saturday. Vasilevskiy will get his shot at the Panthers tonight in Florida. He has a 2.37 GAA and .924 SV% in three starts but will have an extremely banged up lineup in front of him tonight.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy will likely start on Monday.

Vasilevskiy gave up three goals on 26 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Sabres last Tuesday. Ben Bishop started the last two games, including a loss to the Panthers on Saturday. Vasilevskiy will get his shot at the Panthers tonight in Florida. He has a 2.37 GAA and .924 SV% in three starts but will have an extremely banged up lineup in front of him tonight.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy will start on Tuesday vs. Buffalo.

Vasilevskiy stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Lightning’s 4-1 win in Buffalo last Thursday. Vasilevskiy has won his first two starts with the Lightning while stopping 62 of 66 shots (.939 SV%) that he’s faced. Tonight he is a must-start as he goes up against the Sabres again. If he continues to play well, he will continue to split time with Ben Bishop.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off of the ice for the Lightning.

Vasilevskiy stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Lightning’s 4-1 win in Buffalo last Thursday. Vasilevskiy has won his first two starts with the Lightning while stopping 62 of 66 shots (.939 SV%) that he’s faced. Tonight he is a must-start as he goes up against the Sabres again. If he continues to play well, he will continue to split time with Ben Bishop.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy will start Thursday against the Sabres.

Vasilevskiy gave up three goals on 35 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Hurricanes on Sunday. Vasilevskiy gave up a goal in the final second of the game, making the box score look worse than it should have. It was a great season debut for the Lightning’s No. 1A goaltender. Vasilevskiy is a must pick up and must-start tonight vs. the Sabres.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy will make his season debut on Sunday.

Vasilevskiy won each of his two starts while posting a 1.00 GAA and .966 SV% during his conditioning stint with Syracuse (AHL). Two great performances show that Vasilevskiy is healthy and ready to make his season debut with the Lightning. The 21-year-old was 7-5-1 with a 2.36 GAA and .918 SV% with the Lightning last season.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy will likely make his season debut on Sunday.

Vasilevskiy won each of his two starts while posting a 1.00 GAA and .966 SV% during his conditioning stint with Syracuse (AHL). Two great performances show that Vasilevskiy is healthy and ready to make his season debut with the Lightning. The 21-year-old was 7-5-1 with a 2.36 GAA and .918 SV% with the Lightning last season.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
The Lightning have assigned Andrei Vasilevskiy to Syracuse (AHL) on a conditioning stint.

Vasilevskiy returned to practice on Monday after missing the start of the season with a blood clot near his collar bone. He reportedly looked exceptional in practice which is why he has already been sent on a conditioning stint after just two days of practice. Vasilevskiy is expected to make his season debut with Syracuse tonight and should play another game on the stint, before returning to Tampa Bay next week.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy (blood clot) returned to practice on Monday.

Vasilevskiy has missed the first nine games of the season with a blood clot, but returned to practice on Monday. Vasilevskiy will take over as the Lightning’s backup goalie as soon as he is ready to go, but he will likely head to the AHL for conditioning before he fully takes over. Kristen Gudlevskis will serve as Ben Bishop’s backup until Vasilevskiy is 100 percent.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy (blood clot) is off of blood thinners; expected to practice early next week.

Vasilevskiy had been skating but he will start practicing next week, which is a huge step in his return from a blood clot. He was originally expected to miss 2-3 months. If he returns at the front-end of that timetable, he would be back in the second week of November.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Hedman (upper-body) is on the ice for Monday's practice.

Hedman missed Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury, believed to be a head injury. However, Hedman was back at practice this morning in a regular jersey and skated in his normal spot on the top-pair. It appears as if Hedman will be back in the lineup on Tuesday vs. Nashville.

Victor Hedman
Hedman (upper-body) will not play on Saturday vs. Buffalo.

Hedman suffered an injury on Friday and it will keep him out of the Lightning lineup tonight vs. Buffalo. He went through concussion protocol following the hit that injured him, so he could be dealing with concussion symptoms, but he is not expected to miss an extended period of time. With Hedman out, Slater Koekkek has been recalled and will make his season debut.

Victor Hedman