Ristolainen was added to the COVID-19 reserve list on Tuesday.
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Hall was added to the COVID-19 reserve list on Tuesday.
Spurgeon has been added to the COVID-19 reserve list.
Johansson has been added to the COVID-19 reserve list.
Eriksson Ek has been added to the COVID-19 reserve list.
Bonino has been added to the COVID-19 reserve list.
Bjugstad has been added to the COVID-19 reserve list.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Lightning's win over the Predators on Monday. Vasilevskiy has won two in a row and is 5-1-1 with a 2.14 GAA and .925 SV% in his first seven starts of the season. Even with Curtis McElhinney back, Vasilevskiy will make his eighth consecutive start on Wednesday. He draws an outstanding matchup with the Red Wings in town, having one just two of their first eight games (2-6-2).
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Greiss led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
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Brome has been assigned to the Red Wings taxi squad.
Gagner has been activated from the COVID-19 protocol list and could play Wednesday.
Merrill has been activated from the COVID-19 protocol list and could play Wednesday.
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Rask will also start Friday in Philadelphia.
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Rask gets the nod Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Rask allowed four goals on 23 shots in the Bruins loss in Washington last Saturday. Rask has been up-and-down in his first five outings, going 3-1-1 with a 2.49 GAA and .889 SV%. Tonight he'll face the Flyers for the second time in two weeks--he surrendered four goals on 26 shots in a 5-4 overtime win on January 21st.
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Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off of the ice at the Lightning’s morning skate.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Lightning's win over the Predators on Monday. Vasilevskiy has won two in a row and is 5-1-1 with a 2.14 GAA and .925 SV% in his first seven starts of the season. Even with Curtis McElhinney back, Vasilevskiy will make his eighth consecutive start on Wednesday. He draws an outstanding matchup with the Red Wings in town, having one just two of their first eight games (2-6-2).
Hagg will come out of the Flyers lineup on Wednesday.
Gustafsson will draw into the Flyers lineup on Wednesday.
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Hart will start Wednesday vs. the Bruins.
Hart surrendered two goals on 28 shots in the Flyers' win over the Islanders last Saturday. After a couple of tough outings, Hart has settled in with back-to-back wins while stopping 59 of 62 shots (.952 SV%). Tonight he'll face a Bruins team that he struggled against two weeks ago, losing two straight while giving up 10 goals on 69 shots (.855 SV%).
Zadina is expected to be available Friday in Tampa Bay.
Zadina has been sidelined on the COVID-19 reserve list since January 19th but appears poised to return to the Red Wings lineup Friday vs. the Lighting. Zadina has compiled just two assists in his first four games of the 2021 season.
Bernier (upper-body) travelled on the Red Wings road-trip but will not be available on Wednesday.
The fact that Bernier will travel is a good sign that his injury is not going to force him to miss an extended period of time. With him not being available on Wednesday, look for Thomas Greiss to make his third consecutive start in the Red Wings' net.
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