McDonagh skated with his teammates on Tuesday morning but will miss his fourth consecutive game with an abdominal strain. Despite not being available tonight, he is making strides towards a return and could be back in vs. the Hurricanes on Friday. Monitor his status as the week progresses.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Washington on Friday. Vasilevskiy was excellent once again and is now 5-2-1 with a 2.10 GAA and .934 SV% in eight November starts. After getting Saturday night off, Vasilevksiy is fully expected to start tonight in Buffalo—he is 6-2-0 with a 2.15 GAA and .938 SV% on the road.
McDonagh is battling a strained abdomen muscle and is set to miss another game this afternoon vs. the Canucks. With McDonagh still out, Steven Kampfer will remain in the lineup.
Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Islanders on Saturday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Vasilevskiy, who has won 14 of his first 17 appearances of the season. He has been virtually unbeatable at Amalie Arena (8-1-1) and the Blackhawks are just 5-4-1 on the road.
Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Stars on Thursday. Vasilevskiy has been exceptional this season and comes into Saturday on a four-game winning streak while posting a 1.71 GAA and .944 SV%. Tonight he faces an Islanders team that has gone 4-6-0 while averaging 2.90 goals for per game on the road this season.
Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Lightning’s win in Anaheim on Sunday. The win extended Vasilevskiy’s personal winning streak to three and he now leads the NHL in wins (13) while ranking tied for fifth in SV% (.930) and tied for 10th in GAA (2.32). He is a must-start regardless of matchup and tonight he faces a Dallas team that has lost four of their last six.
Paul was sent back to Belleville after the Senators got home from Sweden because they had four days off. On Wednesday the Senators skated with 11 forwards and seven defensemen, but Paul’s call-up suggests that he may play and Chris Wideman will be a healthy scratch. The 22-year-old has five assists in 12 AHL games this season and five points (2G / 3A) in 26 career NHL games.
Paul registered two shots in just 6:09 TOI in his season debut vs. the Avalanche on Saturday, but returns to Belleville where he has five assists in 11 games so far this season.
Vasilevskiy gave up four goals on 34 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has won 11 of his first 13 starts to kick-off 2017-18 while posting a 2.52 GAA and .924 SV%. He has given up a lot of goals, but the Lightning lead the NHL in goals for, so expect him to continue to rack up the wins.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Lightning’s overtime loss to the Rangers on Thursday. The loss snapped a nine-game winning streak for Vasilevskiy, who will make his 13th start of the season tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. Columbus comes into Saturday having won four of their last five contests.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Lightning’s overtime loss to the Rangers on Thursday. The loss snapped a nine-game winning streak for Vasilevskiy, who will make his 13th start of the season tonight vs. the Blue Jackets. Columbus comes into Saturday having won four of their last five contests.
Vasilevskiy surrendered five goals on 23 shots but still walked away with the win in Florida on Monday. Vasilevskiy has had better nights, but playing behind the Lightning’s 4.08 goals for per game will give him a chance to win more often than not. He comes into Thursday with a 6-0-0 record, 2.32 GAA and .927 SV% on home ice this season.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Red Wings last Thursday. Vasilevskiy was given a night off on Saturday, so they’ll come back to him tonight in Florida. The 23-year-old rolls in on an eight-game winning streak and has posted a 2.20 GAA, .936 SV% and one shutout in 10 starts this season. He is already 1-1-0 with a 4.08 GAA and .905 SV% in two starts vs. Florida.
