Kucherov will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury that he suffered on Friday vs. the Islanders. Kucherov will remain sidelined, but Valtteri Filppula will return to the top line vs. the Maple Leafs. Kucherov remains day-to-day.
Kucherov was injured while blocking a shot in the third period of Friday’s win. Because of the back-to-back, the Lightning did not hold a morning skate, so monitor his status leading up to warmups tonight.
Vasilevskiy gave up two goals on 22 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Toronto on March 15th. Ben Bishop started the last four games, including last night, so the Lightning will come back with Vasilevskiy on the back-to-back. In one start and one relief appearance against the Panthers this season, Vasilevskiy has stopped 23 of 24 shots (.958 SV%).
Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Philadelphia on March 7th. Ben Bishop started the last three games, but Vasilevskiy will go tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. It comes as no surprise. Vasilevskiy has faced the Leafs three times this season and has won all three while posting a rock-solid 1.65 GAA and .949 SV%.
Kucherov left Sunday’s game in Columbus after being sucker-punched by Dalton Prout. He took part in the morning skate and will play in Toronto on a line with Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn. Kucherov has one goal and five assists (six points) in his last seven games.
Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Philadelphia on March 7th. Ben Bishop started the last three games, but it looks like Vasilevskiy will go tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. It comes as no surprise. Vasilevskiy has faced the Leafs three times this season and has won all three while posting a rock-solid 1.65 GAA and .949 SV%.
Kucherov was sucker-punched by Blue Jackets’ defenseman Dalton Prout. The Lightning did not have an update on Kucherov’s status, but it is not believed to be serious.
Vasilevskiy stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Lightning’s win in Toronto last Monday. Vasilevskiy has won three straight starts while posting a 2.27 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that has won four of five—Vasilevskiy has gone 5-4-0 with a 2.63 GAA and .913 SV% on the road this season.
Vasilevskiy stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Lightning’s win in Toronto last Monday. Vasilevskiy has won three straight starts while posting a 2.27 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that has won four of five—Vasilevskiy has gone 5-4-0 with a 2.63 GAA and .913 SV% on the road this season.
Vasilevskiy stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Coyotes last Tuesday. He spent the weekend with Syracuse (AHL) but is back with the Lightning and will start tonight after Ben Bishop went on Sunday. Vasilevskiy has gone 10-5-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .910 SV% this season and draws a strong matchup against the fire-selling Maple Leafs.
Sabourin, 23, was just five points (3G / 2A) in 28 games with Ontario (AHL) and no points in three games with Manchester (ECHL). He is expected to report to Iowa (AHL).
Vasilevskiy stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Coyotes last Tuesday. He spent the weekend with Syracuse (AHL) but is back with the Lightning and could start tonight after Ben Bishop went on Sunday. Vasilevskiy has gone 10-5-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .910 SV% this season and draws a strong matchup against the fire-selling Maple Leafs.
Kucherov has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, but will return to the lineup tonight in New Jersey. Kucherov has three goals and one assist in his last five games and 49 points (24G / 25A) in 58 games on the year.
McDonagh missed the last two games with a jaw injury, but will get back into the lineup tonight in St. Louis. McDonagh will replace Dylan McIlrath—he comes in with 26 points (7G / 19A) in 54 games this season.
Kucherov missed Monday’s game with a lower-body injury, but took part in today’s morning skate and is listed as a game-time decision. If Kucherov can’t play, look for Jonathan Marchessault to skate on the Lightning’s second line.
Vasilevskiy allowed five goals on 41 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Jets. Vasilevskiy has gone 7-1-0 in his last eight starts despite posting a 3.04 GAA and .903 SV%—the Lightning have averaged 3.63 goals per game in front of him over that span. Vasilevskiy faces a Coyotes team that lost last night vs. the Capitals.
