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Tampa Bay Lightning News
The Penguins have recalled Jake Guentzel from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

Guentzel, 22, was a third round pick (77th overall) of the Penguins’ in 2013. The American born forward has collected 17 points (7G / 10A) in 16 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton so far this season and will likely make his NHL debut on Monday after Chris Kunitz was moved to IR.

Jake Guentzel
Vasilevskiy leads the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.

Vasilevskiy stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Islanders on Monday. Vasilevskiy has won his last two starts while turning aside 65 of 66 shots (.985 SV%). This afternoon he faces a Flyers team that has lost four of their last six games.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Elliott was in the starter’s crease on Monday; expected to start Tuesday in Minnesota.

Elliott gave up four goals on 28 shots in the Flames’ loss to the Rangers on Saturday. Elliott has lost his last five starts while posting a 3.62 GAA and .869 SV% and he draws a tough matchup tonight in Minnesota. The 31-year-old has gone 2-3-0 with a 3.55 GAA and .875 SV% in five road starts this season.

Brian Elliott
Vasilevskiy will start Monday in Brooklyn.

Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 32 shots in the Lightning’s win vs. the Islanders last Thursday. Ben Bishop started on Saturday, but Vasilevskiy will face the Islanders again tonight. The 22-year-old is 3-1-1 with a 2.00 GAA and .932 SV% in five starts this season and makes for a solid option tonight. The Islanders have lost five of their last six games while averaging 2.17 goals per game.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Elliott will start Saturday vs. the Rangers.

Elliott allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Flames’ 4-2 loss to the Stars on Thursday. Elliott has now lost his last four starts with a 3.52 GAA and .872 SV%. It’s been a rough stretch for the veteran netminder, who will have a tough-go tonight against the NHL’s highest scoring team—the Rangers are averaging 4.14 goals per game in 14 contests.

Brian Elliott
Elliott was in the starter's crease on Friday; expected to start on Sunday.

Elliott allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Flames’ 4-2 loss to the Stars on Thursday. Elliott has now lost his last four starts with a 3.52 GAA and .872 SV%. It’s been a rough stretch for the veteran netminder, who will have a tough-go tonight against the NHL’s highest scoring team—the Rangers are averaging 4.14 goals per game in 14 contests.

Brian Elliott
Elliott starts Thursday vs. the Stars.

Elliott allowed five goals on 39 shots in the Flames’ loss in Los Angeles last Saturday. Elliott’s season has been full of ups and downs already and right now he is riding a three-game losing streak, having allowed a combined 11 goals on 88 shots (.875 SV%). Elliott will face a Stars team that’s also on a three-game streak.

Brian Elliott
Vasilevskiy will start Thursday vs. the Islanders.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Bruins last Thursday. Vasilevskiy opened the year with two straight wins, but has now dropped his last two games, brining him to .500 on the year. The young netminder has a strong 2.24 GAA and .922 SV% heading into tonight’s matchup with the 5-6-2 Islanders.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Elliott will start Saturday in Los Angeles.

Elliott allowed four goals on 21 shots in the Flames’ loss in Chicago on Tuesday. Chad Johnson started on Thursday, so they’ll come back to Elliott tonight in Los Angeles. Elliott’s season has been a rollercoaster so far. He has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.18 GAA and .921 SV%. He makes for a solid start tonight in Los Angeles—the Kings are 29th in the NHL in scoring (2.00 G/PG).

Brian Elliott
Vasilevskiy will start Thursday vs. the Bruins.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Lightning’s loss in New Jersey last Saturday. Ben Bishop has started the last two games, but Vasilevskiy will go tonight vs. Boston. Vasilevskiy has won two of his first three starts while posting a 2.05 GAA and .929 SV%. He is one of the best young goalies in the NHL and draws a good matchup vs. the Bruins, who are tied for 26th in scoring (2.22 G/PG).

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Elliott will start Tuesday in Chicago.

Elliott allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Flames loss to Washington on Sunday. Elliott had a rough start to his Flames career, but has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.73 GAA and .941 SV% since. Elliott has settled in in Calgary, but draws a fairly tough matchup vs. the Blackhawks. Chicago is 5-3-1 while averaging 3.33 goals per game (5th in the NHL) in 2016-17.

Brian Elliott
Elliott will make his fourth consecutive start on Sunday.

Elliott allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Flames win over the Senators on Friday. Elliott lost three straight games to start the season with a 4.72 GAA and .839 SV%, but has rattled off three straight wins in a row with a 1.63 GAA and .944 SV% since. This is a lot more like the Elliott we’ve grown accustom to seeing, but he will be in tough tonight vs. Washington.

Brian Elliott
Elliott is expected to start Sunday vs. the Capitals.

Elliott allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Flames win over the Senators on Friday. Elliott lost three straight games to start the season with a 4.72 GAA and .839 SV%, but has rattled off three straight wins in a row with a 1.63 GAA and .944 SV% since. This is a lot more like the Elliott we’ve grown accustom to seeing, but he will be in tough tonight vs. Washington.

Brian Elliott
Vasilevskiy will start Saturday in New Jersey.

Vasilevskiy stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Lightning’s win in Ottawa last Saturday. Another Saturday, another start for Vasilevskiy, who has won a game on the first two Saturday’s of the season while stopping 59 of 62 shots (.952 SV%). Tonight he faces the Devils, who he beat in his season debut and that ranks second last in scoring (2.14 G/PG).

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Elliott will start Friday vs. the Senators.

Elliott stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Flames’ win in St. Louis on Tuesday. After a rough start to his Flames’ career, Elliott has won two in a row while turning aside 54 of 57 shots (.947 SV%). Elliott has been brilliant this week, but draws a rough matchup vs. the Senators who are averaging 3.33 goals per game.

Brian Elliott