Hagel (lower-body) is day-to-day and will not play Thursday.
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Anthony Cirelli be out Thursday due to an undisclosed injury.
Cirelli has 11 goals, 17 assists, 107 SOG, 33 PIMs and a +12 plus/minus through 55 games played but will be out Thursday due to an undisclosed injury. The 25-year-old has already missed a large chunk of games for Tampa Bay this year so this is yet another unfortunate update on his season.
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Andrei Vasilevskiy will start Wednesday vs. the New York Rangers.
Vasilevskiy was perfect in his last start, stopping 38 of 38 shots for his fourth shutout of the season as he blanked the New York Islanders for his third-straight win. The 28-year-old is top five in the NHL in victories for a sixth-straight season with his 34-20-4 record, 2.57 GAA and .918 SV%. He takes on the New York Rangers, who snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over Washington last game.
Jeffrey Viel is out Tuesday vs. Colorado as he is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Viel has yet to pick up a point, has four SOG and two PIMs through four games this season but is now considered day-to-day as he deals with an upper-body injury. The 26-year-old will not play Tuesday vs. Colorado.
Line Change
Abruzzese was recalled from the AHL and will draw into the Maple Leafs lineup on Sunday.
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Sogaard led the Senators onto the ice for warmups.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
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Vasilevskiy will likely start Saturday vs. the Islanders.
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Sogaard is the starter's crease at Senators morning skate.
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Andrei Vasilevskiy will start Thursday vs. Washington.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 34 shots (.941 SV%) for his third-straight loss as he was downed by the Boston Bruins his last time between the pipes. The 28-year-old has been solid yet again this season, but will not lead the NHL in wins for a sixth-straight year as he has a 31-20-4 record, 2.69 GAA and .914 SV%. He will take on the Carolina Hurricanes, who have won three of their last five games and are third in the NHL in shots per game (34.8).
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Vasilevskiy will likely start Tuesday in Carolina.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 34 shots (.941 SV%) for his third-straight loss as he was downed by the Boston Bruins his last time between the pipes. The 28-year-old has been solid yet again this season, but will not lead the NHL in wins for a sixth-straight year as he has a 31-20-4 record, 2.69 GAA and .914 SV%. He will take on the Carolina Hurricanes, who have won three of their last five games and are third in the NHL in shots per game (34.8).
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Sogaard led the Senators onto the ice for warmups.
Sogaard stopped 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%) to snap a five-game losing streak as he beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in his previous start. The 22-year-old rookie netminder has struggled in his first NHL showing, with his 6-5-2 record, 3.27 GAA and .890 SV%. He takes on the Florida Panthers, who are in the midst of a three-game losing streak but lead the league in shots per game (36.9).
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Mads Sogaard was in the starters' crease at Monday mornings skate.
Sogaard stopped 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%) to snap a five-game losing streak as he beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in his previous start. The 22-year-old rookie netminder has struggled in his first NHL showing, with his 6-5-2 record, 3.27 GAA and .890 SV%. He takes on the Florida Panthers, who are in the midst of a three-game losing streak but lead the league in shots per game (36.9).
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Guentzel (undisclosed) is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play Thursday.
Guentzel (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
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Mads Sogaard will start Thursday vs. Tampa Bay.
Sogaard allowed two goals on 35 shots (.943 SV%) for his fifth-straight loss as he was beaten by the league-leading Boston Bruins in his last start. The 22-year-old has struggled in his first NHL action, with his 5-5-2 record, 3.38 GAA and .887 SV%. He takes on the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have lost two straight but are still eighth in the NHL in goals per game (3.43).
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Sogaard is in the starter's crease at the Senators morning skate.
Sogaard allowed two goals on 35 shots (.943 SV%) for his fifth-straight loss as he was beaten by the league-leading Boston Bruins in his last start. The 22-year-old has struggled in his first NHL action, with his 5-5-2 record, 3.38 GAA and .887 SV%. He takes on the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have lost two straight but are still eighth in the NHL in goals per game (3.43).
Carlson (head) is expected to be back in the Capitals lineup on Thursday.
Carlson last played for the Capitals' on December 23rd and is expected to return to Washington's lineup Thursday vs. Philadelphia due to a head injury. The 33-year-old had eight goals, 13 assists, 101 SOG, six PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 30 games prior to his injury
