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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
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Andrei Vasilevskiy will start Game 5 vs. Toronto Thursday.
Victor Hedman is on the ice for warmups for Game 4 and expected to play (undisclosed).
Brayden Point is taking warmups ahead of Game 4 and is expected to play (undisclosed).
Point took a hard hit from Morgan Reilly in Game 3 which caused him to miss a period of the second period and will now be a game-time decision for Game 4 but is expected to play as a whole. The 27-year-old has two goals, three points, 13 SOG, two PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through three games in the Lightning's opening series.
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Andrei Vasilevskiy will start Game 4 vs. Toronto Monday.
Brayden Point (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision Monday for Game 4 but is expected to play.
Point took a hard hit from Morgan Reilly in Game 3 which caused him to miss a period of the second period and will now be a game-time decision for Game 4 but is expected to play as a whole. The 27-year-old has two goals, three points, 13 SOG, two PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through three games in the Lightning's opening series.
Hedman (undisclosed) is on the ice for warmups and is expected to be back in the lineup for Game 3.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups for Game 3.
Hedman (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision for Game 3.
Victor Hedman will be out for Game 2 Thursday (undisclosed).
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Andrei Vasilevskiy will start Game 2 Thursday vs. Toronto.
Victor Hedman will be a game-time decision Thursday for Game 2 vs. Toronto (undisclosed).
Hedman left Game 1 with an undisclosed injury after just 6:35 TOI and will be a game-time decision Thursday for Game 2 as he deals with an undisclosed injury. If the 32-year-old is forced to miss any of the series it will be a massive loss for Tampa Bay, as he has 156 NHL playoff games under his belt across 10 seasons.
Erik Cernak will be out for Game 2 Thursday due to an undisclosed injury.
Cernak had to leave Game 1 Tuesday after taking a high hit from Toronto's Michael Bunting after just 9:27 TOI and will be out Thursday for Game 2. The 25-year-old is considered day-to-day with an undisclosed injury and will hopefully be back at some point in the first round.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups for Game 1.
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Erik Cernak is out of the Lightning lineup Thursday (rest).
Victor Hedman is out of the Lightning lineup Thursday (rest).
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Mads Sogaard will start Thursday vs. Buffalo.
Sogaard allowed two goals on 29 shots (.931 SV%) for his third victory in five games played as he beat the Carolina Hurricanes in his previous start. The 22-year-old has endured a year of learning in his tough, rookie season, with his 8-6-2 record, 3.29 GAA and .889 SV%. He takes on the Buffalo Sabres for their second last contest of the season, who snapped a three-game winning streak with a 6-2 loss to New Jersey on Tuesday.
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Andrei Vasilevskiy will start Tuesday vs. Toronto.
Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 37 shots (.838 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak with a loss to the New York Rangers. The 28-year-old has been solid yet again this season as he nears his third career 60 GP season, with his 34-21-4 record, 2.63 GAA and .916 SV%. He takes on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won three of their last four games and are ninth in the NHL in goals per game (3.39).
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Vasilevskiy will likely start Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 37 shots (.838 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak with a loss to the New York Rangers. The 28-year-old has been solid yet again this season as he nears his third career 60 GP season, with his 34-21-4 record, 2.63 GAA and .916 SV%. He takes on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won three of their last four games and are ninth in the NHL in goals per game (3.39).
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Sogaard will start Monday vs. the Hurricanes.
Sogaard allowed four goals on 18 shots (.778 SV%) as he took the no-contest in a two-period relief appearance in his previous start. The 22-year-old rookie has struggled in his short-showing this season, with his 7-6-2 record, 3.37 GAA and .887 SV%. He takes on the Carolina Hurricanes, who have lost their last two-games but are third in the NHL in shots per game (34.9).