
Tampa Bay Lightning News




Hedman missed Tampa Bay's previous game due to an undisclosed injury and will be a game-time decision Thursday as they take on the Vegas Golden Knights. The 32-year-old is having a down year by his standards, with his six goals, 36 assists, 144 SOG, 26 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 60 games this season.

Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 38 shots (.842 SV%) for his third-straight loss as he was rocked by the Carolina Hurricanes in his last start. The 28-year-old is in contention for leading the NHL in wins for a sixth-straight season with his 28-16-3 record, 2.68 GAA and .915 SV%. He takes on the Philadelphia Flyers, who just snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over Detroit last game.

Cernak has missed the Lightnings' previous two games due to a lower-body injury and will return to Tampa Bay's lineup Tuesday vs. Philadelphia. The 25-year-old has a goal, 11 points, 61 SOG and 42 PIMs through 53 games played before the injury.

Hedman left the Lightnings' previous game vs. Carolina after just 7:17 TOI due to an undisclosed injury and will miss Tuesday's game as he is day-to-day with the injury. It is a massive loss for the Lightning as the 32-year-old had six goals, 42 points, 144 SOG, 26 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 60 games prior to the injury.

Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 38 shots (.842 SV%) for his third-straight loss as he was rocked by the Carolina Hurricanes in his last start. The 28-year-old is in contention for leading the NHL in wins for a sixth-straight season with his 28-16-3 record, 2.68 GAA and .915 SV%. He takes on the Philadelphia Flyers, who just snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over Detroit last game.

Copley allowed two goals on 21 shots (.905 SV%) for his second-straight victory as he beat Montreal in his previous start. The 31-year-old Alaskan native is expected to start splitting start with the newly acquired Joonas Korpisalo but has a nice 19-4-2 record, 2.79 GAA and .899 SV% in the meantime. He takes on the Washington Capitals, who have won three of their last four games but are 19th in the NHL in goals per game (3.09).

Johansson was 13-9-2 with a .918 SV%, and 2.38 GAA with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) and has been recalled by the Avalanche Monday. The 27-year-old has seen one game of action with the Avalanche previously, stopping seven of seven shots faced.

Copley allowed two goals on 21 shots (.905 SV%) for his second-straight victory as he beat Montreal in his previous start. The 31-year-old Alaskan native is expected to start splitting start with the newly acquired Joonas Korpisalo but has a nice 19-4-2 record, 2.79 GAA and .899 SV% in the meantime. He takes on the Washington Capitals, who have won three of their last four games but are 19th in the NHL in goals per game (3.09).

Holmberg had five goals, six assists, eight PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 22 games with the Toronto Marlies (AHL) and has been recalled Monday. The 23-year-old returns to the Maple Leafs, where he had five goals, 13 points, 26 SOG and 14 PIMs through 36 games played earlier in the season.






Raddysh made his season debut on Thursday against the Penguins. He registered two shots on goal and was a -2 in 11:38 of ice time. Raddysh has 13 goals, 37 assists, 40 PIMs and is +19 through 50 games this season with Syracuse (AHL).

