Elliott allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Blues 6-3 win in Tampa Bay on Thursday. Despite posting an ugly 3.23 GAA and .897 SV% since the All Star break, Elliott has gone 4-2-0 over that stretch. He will face the Panthers for the first time tonight—Elliott enters play 7-4-1 with a 2.42 GAA and .913 SV% on the road.
Elliott allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Blues loss 4-2 loss to the Blackhawks on Sunday. Elliott has lost two in a row while stopping 34 of 41 (.829 SV%) in his last two outings. He best the Lightning in hid first start against them as well as going 6-4-1 with a 1.88 GAA and .931 S% at home.
Vasilevskiy stopped 19 of 20 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s loss to the Kings on Friday. Since being recalled he has stopped 52 of 56 shots (.929 SV%). He draws a very difficult matchup against the NHL’s top team—Vasilevskiy has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .941 SV% on the road.
Elliott was pulled after he allowed four goals on 14 shots in the Blues 7-1 loss to the Blue Jackets on Friday. Jake Allen didn’t fare much better, so it will be Allen again this afternoon vs. the Hawks. In his first start against Chicago, he made 22 saves in a 3-2 back in October.
Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 20 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s loss to the Kings last night. He has been great in six NHL appearances, going 4-1-0 with a 1.96 GAA and .934 SV% this season. It will be tough to expect big things out of him today with the Ducks in town.
Elliott allowed one goal on 31 shots in the Blues win over the Lightning on Tuesday. He was given last night off, but will start tonight in Columbus. He enters play having won five straight games with a 1.76 GAA and .940 SV%. He has a strong matchup against a Blue Jacekts team who have lost four of five while scoring only eight goals.
Vasilevskiy went 3-1-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .937 SV% in four games during his recall in late December. He impressed in that short stint, which forced the Lightning to put the struggling Evgeni Nabokov on waivers. Vasilevskiy will get his first NHL start since December 31st, but has a tough matchup with the NHL’s second highest scoring team on the schedule.
Elliott allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Blues win over the Capitals on Sunday. Elliott has won four straight with a 1.96 GAA and .932 SV%. He has a tough matchup with the Lightning in town, but he has gone 9-2-1 with a 1.93 GAA and .928 SV% at home this season.
Vasilevskiy, 20, has gone 14-5-5 with a 2.38 GAA and .919 SV% with Syracuse this season. He was excellent in his brief stint with the Lightning earlier in the year, going 3-1-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .937 SV%. The Lightning placed Evgeni Nabokov on waivers to make room for the young net minder.
Elliott stopped 17 of 18 shots in the Blues win over the Avalanche on January 19th. He has won each of his last two games, as well as five of seven, while posting a 1.75 GAA and .926 SV%. Tonight he takes on a Nashville team he has gone 0-2-0 with a 2.56 GAA and .939 SV% against this year.
Elliott stopped all 27 shots that he faced in the Blues 3-0 shutout win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. After back-to-back poor outings, Elliott registered his 12th win and third shutout of the season. He comes in at 7-2-1 with a 1.84 GAA and .932 SV% at home this season.
Elliott stopped all 27 shots that he faced in the Blues 3-0 shutout win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. After back-to-back poor outings, Elliott registered his 12th win and third shutout of the season. He comes in at 7-2-1 with a 1.84 GAA and .932 SV% at home this season.
Hedman was listed as a game-time decision, but he will be back in the Lightning lineup vs. the Avalanche. He will be paired with Andrej Sustr.
Hedman took part in the Lightning's morning skate and was listed as a game-time decision. His presence on the ice for warmups is a good sign that he will indeed be back in the lineup tonight vs. Colorado.
Hedman skated for the second straight day and said he feels good and expects to play tonight vs. the Avalanche after missing the last two games. Hedman has 20 points (5G / 15A) in 26 games this season.
Hedman was a full participant in practice on Friday and he is in the morning skate today. He was listed as questionable for today, but his availability this morning, is a good sign that he could return to the lineup tonight.
Hedman has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, but he participation in practice this morning suggests that he could make a return to the lineup tomorrow vs. the Avalanche. Monitor his status leading up to 7 PM ET puck-drop.
Hedman is not on the ice for the Lightning’s morning skate, so expect him to miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury.
Hedman was injured in the Lightning’s loss last night and will not play tonight vs. the Bruins. He will be replaced by Nikita Nesterov on the blue line and Anton Stralman will take his spot on the Lightning’s top power-play unit. Monitor his status prior to Thursday’s game vs. Edmonton.
