Gourde has been activated from IR and will make his season debut on Tuesday.
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Vasilevskiy starts Tuesday vs. the Panthers.
Kucherov (lower-body) is going to "miss some time."
Kucherov left Saturday's game with a lower-body injury and appeared to be in significant discomfort. Head coach Jon Cooper said that Kucherov is still being evaluated but that it's more than a "day-to-day thing" and added that he's going to "miss some time." With Kucherov not available for Monday's practice, Ondrej Palat moved to PP1 and Corey Perry moved up to the top line.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
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Vasilevskiy is expected to start Saturday in Washington.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Guentzel (COVID-19) will return to the Penguins lineup on Thursday.
Guentzel missed the season opener due to COVID-19 protocol but will play Thursday in Florida. Guentzel will play on the top line with Jeff Carter and Bryan Rust as well as PP1. Guentzel has averaged 39 goals and 43 assists (82 points) per 82 games over the last three seasons.
Guentzel (COVID-19) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Guentzel cleared COVID-19 protocol and was on the ice for Wednesday's practice, presumable clearing the way for him to play on Thursday. If Guentzel plays, he will skate on the top line with Jeff Carter and Bryan Rust and return to his role on PP1.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Vasilevskiy led the NHL in wins for the fourth consecutive year in 2021, going 31-10-1 with a 2.21 GAA and .925 SV%. Vasilevsksiy has been in the top-3 in Vezina voting in four straight seasons and starts with a nice matchup tonight--Pittsburgh will be without Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jake Guentzel in their season opener.
Guentzel (COVID-19) returned to practice on Monday but will not play in the Penguins season opener on Tuesday.
Guentzel missed a big chunk of the preseason following a positive COVID-19 diagnosis, so he will be held out of the opener in Tampa. However, Guentzel did make the trip and will be re-evaluated ahead of Thursday's game against the Panthers.
The Blackhawks have re-signed Brandon Hagel to a three-year contract.
The Lightning have signed Maxime Lagace to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Lightning have signed Darren Raddysh to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Lightning have signed Brayden Point to an eight-year contract extension worth $76.0 million ($9.5M AAV).
The Lightning have signed Brian Elliott to a one-year deal worth $900K.
The Lightning have acquired Brent Seabrook from the Blackhawks for Tyler Johnson and a 2023 second-round pick.
The Lightning have signed Gemel Smith to a two-year, two-way contract extension.
Smith only played in eight games between the AHL and NHL in 2021. The 27-year-old had three assists in five games with the Lightning but sat out as a healthy scratch most of the time. With some key bottom-6 players hitting the free agent market, Smith could have a spot on the roster to start the 2021-22 season.
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Vasilevskiy will start Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups for Game 3.