Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Senators on February 2nd. Ben Bishop has played very well in the last two games, but they’ll go with Vasilevskiy tonight in Minnesota. Vasilevskiy has just one win in his last nine road starts and has posted an ugly 3.95 GAA and .887 SV% in those games.
Girgensons was reportedly banged up in the Sabres’ come-from-behind win over the Sharks on Tuesday and will not play tonight vs. the Ducks. With Girgensons out, the Sabres have recalled Derek Grant from Rochester (AHL).
Elliott allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Flames’ win over the Wild on Wednesday. Elliott has won two in a row, while stopping 53 of 56 shots (.946 SV%) so tonight he’ll make his third consecutive start. Elliott has had a mostly difficult season, but he is playing well right now and should be a good option in New Jersey.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Florida last Thursday. Ben Bishop started the first game after the break, but Vasilevskiy will get the Senators tonight. In his last five appearances Vasilevskiy has gone 1-2-1 despite posting a 1.86 GAA and .940 SV%. He stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 4-1 win in Ottawa in his first start vs. the Senators.
Sheary was hurt during Tuesday’s win over the Predators and will miss at least one month. This is a tough break for the young winger, who has built up a great chemistry with Sidney Crosby this season. Sheary is third on the Penguins in goals (17) and his injury should allow Chris Kunitz or Jake Guentzel to move to the top line.
Elliott allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Flames win in Ottawa last Thursday. The Flames have been operating on a win and you’re in strategy, so let’s see if Elliott can get on a roll with the All-Star break behind us. He was 2-3-1 with a 2.50 GAA and .892 SV% in January and will be in tough vs. Devan Dubnyk and the Wild this evening.
Elliott allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Flames win in Ottawa last Thursday. The Flames have been operating on a win and you’re in strategy, so let’s see if Elliott can get on a roll with the All-Star break behind us. He was 2-3-1 with a 2.50 GAA and .892 SV% in January and will be in tough vs. Devan Dubnyk and the Wild this evening.
Point has been out since December 28th, but could be back in the lineup tonight vs. the Bruins. Point took part in Monday’s practice and took part in line rushes this morning, both suggests that he will play tonight. Consider him a game-time decision.
Santini, 21, has two goals and three assists in 13 games with the Devils this season. He was sent to Albany during the All-Star break, but returns after a strong showing before the break. The former second round pick hasn’t recorded a point in 15 games with Albany.
Elliott allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Flames’ loss in Toronto on Monday. Chad Johnson lost again on Tuesday, so they’ll go back to Elliott tonight in Ottawa. The Flames are sliding big time and Elliott comes in having allowed eight goals on 81 shots (.901 SV%) in his last three starts.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Lightning’s win in Chicago on Tuesday. It was a great game for the young netminder, who was in need of a confidence boost. He will be rewarded with another game tonight in Florida. The 22-year-old is 4-7-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .908 SV% on the road this season.
Vasilevskiy stopped all six shots that he faced after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s loss in Arizona on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has gone 0-6-0 with a 3.93 GAA and .877 SV% in six starts and that relief appearance in January. He will be in tough on Tuesday against a Blackhawks team that is really strong on home-ice.
Elliott allowed three goals on 26 shots after replacing Chad Johnson in the Flames’ blowout loss to the Oilers on Saturday. Tonight will be Elliott’s 21st start of the season—while he’s been largely ineffective this season, he has posted a 2.19 GAA and .908 SV% in his last nine appearances, dating back to December 14th.
Elliott allowed three goals on 26 shots after replacing Chad Johnson in the Flames’ blowout loss to the Oilers on Saturday. Tonight will be Elliott’s 21st start of the season—while he’s been largely ineffective this season, he has posted a 2.19 GAA and .908 SV% in his last nine appearances, dating back to December 14th.
Hedman will miss his third straight game with an illness, which means that Luke Witkowski is expected to remain in the lineup in San Jose. Monitor his status prior to Saturday’s game in Arizona.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Lightning’s loss to Columbus last Friday. Ben Bishop started on Monday and Tuesday, so the Lightning will go to Vasilevskiy tonight so Bishop doesn’t play three times in four days. Vasilevskiy has gone 0-5-0 with a 4.56 GAA and .867 SV% in January, but last weeks’ performance was a big improvement on how he had been playing.
