Johansson will start his fifth-straight contest Saturday after winning his last start in a 12-save effort (.857 SV%) over Chicago. The 28-year-old has struggled while trying to hold down the fort in Andrei Vasilevskiy's absence (injury), with his 6-4-4 record, .895 SV%, and 3.36 GAA. He takes on the Edmonton Oilers for a matinee matchup, who have won three-straight and are fifth in the NHL in shots per game (33.8).
As the Tampa Bay Lightning eagerly await the return of their All-Star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, Johansson will attempt to stop the bleeding on a miserable stretch for the team. Johansson has played very poorly in his last four outings (0-3-1), registering an ugly .846 SV% in the process. In addition to receiving less-than-ideal goaltending, the Lightning have been shut out in back-to-back games. That said, the Lightning are still -179 road favourites against a Chicago Blackhawks team that defeated them 5-3 exactly one week ago.
As the Tampa Bay Lightning eagerly await the return of their All-Star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, Johansson will attempt to stop the bleeding on a miserable stretch for the team. Johansson has played very poorly in his last four outings (0-3-1), registering an ugly .846 SV% in the process. In addition to receiving less-than-ideal goaltending, the Lightning have been shut out in back-to-back games. That said, the Lightning are still -179 road favourites against a Chicago Blackhawks team that defeated them 5-3 exactly one week ago.
With Andrei Vasilevskiy nearing his return, Johansson's reign as the starting goalie for the Lightning seems to be coming to an end, and not a second too early, as the Swedish goaltender has struggled lately. In his last five games (1-2-2), Johansson has allowed at least four goals in each and posted an ugly .861 SV%. The Lightning are -123 favourites on Tuesday but are facing a St. Louis Blues team that has outscored their opposition 10-3 during a two-game winning streak.
Johansson will return to the crease on Thursday after watching Matt Tomkins tend the twine on Tuesday. Johansson has done an admirable job filling in for Andrei Vasilevskiy but after recording consecutive shutouts, has struggled of late, allowing at least four goals in each of his last three games (1-0-2), posting a .867 SV%. That said, the Lightning have a favourable matchup as -229 home favourites against a Chicago Blackhawks team that scores the third-fewest goals in the league (2.36 GF / GP).
Johansson will likely return to the crease on Thursday after watching Matt Tomkins tend the twine on Tuesday. Johansson has done an admirable job filling in for Andrei Vasilevskiy but after recording consecutive shutouts, has struggled of late, allowing at least four goals in each of his last three games (1-0-2), posting a .867 SV%. That said, the Lightning have a favourable matchup as -229 home favourites against a Chicago Blackhawks team that scores the third-fewest goals in the league (2.36 GF / GP).
Johansson has been a workhorse for the Lightning with Andrei Vasilevskiy sidelined, starting nine of 11 games thus far, and will be the starter on Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Expectations were low for Johansson coming into the season with a career average of 3.35 GAA and .886 SV% but has been a marvel between the pipes for the Lightning, posting a 2.87 GAA and .916 SV% in nine games (5-1-3). Johansson was busy in his only other matchup against the Maple Leafs this season, saving 48 of 52 shots in a 4-3 overtime loss on October 21st. The Lightning are +138 road underdogs against a Maple Leafs team that has lost four consecutive games (0-2-2), being outscored 16-9.
Johansson has been a workhorse for the Lightning with Andrei Vasilevskiy sidelined, starting nine of 11 games thus far, and appears to be the starter on Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Expectations were low for Johansson coming into the season with a career average of 3.35 GAA and .886 SV% but has been a marvel between the pipes for the Lightning, posting a 2.87 GAA and .916 SV% in nine games (5-1-3). Johansson was busy in his only other matchup against the Maple Leafs this season, saving 48 of 52 shots in a 4-3 overtime loss on October 21st. The Lightning are +138 road underdogs against a Maple Leafs team that has lost four consecutive games (0-2-2), being outscored 16-9.
Johansson is quietly and surprisingly putting together one of the premiere early-season performances among NHL goaltenders. Coming off back-to-back shutouts, Johansson has a 7-4-1 record and has done his part filling in for the injured Andrei Vasilevskiy, with an impressive 2.56 GAA and .925 SV%. The 28-year-old journeyman has only started eight or more games in a season twice in his career, a number he will match tonight if he gets the nod against the Seattle Kraken and their fifth-worst ranked offence (2.22 GF/GP).
Johansson is quietly and surprisingly putting together one of the premiere early-season performances among NHL goaltenders. Coming off back-to-back shutouts, Johansson has a 7-4-1 record and has done his part filling in for the injured Andrei Vasilevskiy, with an impressive 2.56 GAA and .925 SV%. The 28-year-old journeyman has only started eight or more games in a season twice in his career, a number he will match tonight if he gets the nod against the Seattle Kraken and their fifth-worst ranked offence (2.22 GF/GP).
Johansson is coming off his best performance of the season, a 32-save shutout victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Despite being a journeyman for most of his career and never starting more than 13 games in a single NHL season, Johansson is off to a great start with the Lightning as he continues to fill in for the injured Andrei Vasilevskiy. In six games thus far (3-1-2), Johansson has a 2.99 GAA and .917 SV%, significantly better than the 3.29 GAA and .892 SV% he has accumulated throughout his 41-game NHL career ( 14-14-6). The Lightning rank 12th-worst defensively (3.43 GA/GP) but will look to improve that total as they are -285 home favourites against a San Jose Sharks team averaging a league-worst 1.33 goals per game.
Johansson is coming off his best performance of the season, a 32-save shutout victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Despite being a journeyman for most of his career and never starting more than 13 games in a single NHL season, Johansson is off to a great start with the Lightning as he continues to fill in for the injured Andrei Vasilevskiy. In six games thus far (3-1-2), Johansson has a 2.99 GAA and .917 SV%, significantly better than the 3.29 GAA and .892 SV% he has accumulated throughout his 41-game NHL career ( 14-14-6). The Lightning rank 12th-worst defensively (3.43 GA/GP) but will look to improve that total as they are -285 home favourites against a San Jose Sharks team averaging a league-worst 1.33 goals per game.
Johansson will be looking for redemption Tuesday after stopping 48 of 52 shots (.923 SV%) in a loss vs. Toronto in his previous start. The 28-year-old has been up-and-down when filling in for the injured Andrei Vasilevskiy, with his 2-1-2 record, .902 SV% and 3.58 GAA. He is expected to face the Carolina Hurricanes, who are in the midst of a two-game losing streak but rank second in the NHL in goals per game (4.5).
Johansson will be looking for redemption Tuesday after stopping 48 of 52 shots (.923 SV%) in a loss vs. Toronto in his previous start. The 28-year-old has been up-and-down when filling in for the injured Andrei Vasilevskiy, with his 2-1-2 record, .902 SV% and 3.58 GAA. He is expected to face the Carolina Hurricanes, who are in the midst of a two-game losing streak but rank second in the NHL in goals per game (4.5).
Johansson will continue his reign as the starting goalie for the Lightning as he is projected to get his fifth start in the six games on Saturday. The Lightning have uncharacteristically been outscored 20-17 in five games so far this season (2-2-1) and are doing their best to tread water with Andrei Vasilevskiy still sidelined for the foreseeable future. Johansson and the Lightning will face off against a Toronto Maple Leafs team that is coming off a disappointing 3-1 loss to the Florida Panthers and will be hungry to respond after an all-around sluggish start to the 2023-24 campaign (2-2-0).
Johansson allowed three goals on 31 shots (.903 SV%) for his second straight loss as he was downed by Buffalo in his previous start. The 28-year-old net-minder has struggled to fill the shoes of Andrei Vasilevskiy early on in 2023-24 as he is 1-1-1 with an .893 SV% and a 3.71 GAA. He takes on the Vancouver Canucks Thursday, who lost thier previous game to Philadelphia but are fifth in the NHL in goals per game (4.0) while being 29th in shots per game (24.3).
Johansson allowed three goals on 31 shots (.903 SV%) for his second straight loss as he was downed by Buffalo in his previous start. The 28-year-old net-minder has struggled to fill the shoes of Andrei Vasilevskiy early on in 2023-24 as he is 1-1-1 with an .893 SV% and a 3.71 GAA. He takes on the Vancouver Canucks Thursday, who lost thier previous game to Philadelphia but are fifth in the NHL in goals per game (4.0) while being 29th in shots per game (24.3).
Johansson will get the call for his third start of the season tonight after sitting out Sunday’s 5-2 loss to the Senators. Signed in the off-season with the intention of serving as Andrei Vasilevskiy’s backup, Johansson was thrust into a starting role after Vasilevskiy suffered a back injury in the final weeks of pre-season. With a 4.09 GAA and an .889 SV% to show for his efforts, Johansson has underwhelmed through his first two starts of the season, and he draws another difficult matchup tonight in Buffalo against Tage Thompson’s Sabres.