Tampa Bay Lightning News

Seabrook has missed the last three games with an abdomen injury but is set to return to the lineup on Sunday. Henri Jokiharju was returned to the AHL, which suggests that the veteran will play vs. the Stars.

Hedman missed Tuesday’s game in Philadelphia after suffering a lower-body injury mid-way through Monday’s game in Columbus. However, Hedman was back on the ice and was a full participant in Thursday’s morning skate, so look for him to suit up vs. the Sabres.

Seabrook missed Monday’s game against the Senators and will not appear in Wednesday’s game in Detroit. Gustav Firstling will remain in the lineup with Seabrook out.

Elliott has been sidelined by a lower-body injury since November 15th but has been activated and recalled from his conditioning stint with Lehigh Valley (AHL). Elliott was 1-1-0 with a 3.47 GAA and .877 SV% in during his two games with the Phantoms. Elliott likely won’t see too much playing time moving forward with Carter Hart playing very well and Cam Talbot getting acquired from Edmonton.

Vasilevskiy stopped all 20 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over Montreal on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has posted back-to-back shutouts and has a shutout streak of 125:49 heading into Columbus. Vasilevskiy has won four in a row while allowing just seven goals on 106 shots (.934 SV%).

Vasilevskiy stopped all 20 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over Montreal on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has posted back-to-back shutouts and has a shutout streak of 125:49 heading into Columbus. Vasilevskiy has won four in a row while allowing just seven goals on 106 shots (.934 SV%).

Cernak missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but is set to play Saturday vs. the Canadiens. Cernak has settled right in with the Lightning, picking up nine points (2G / 7A) and a plus-14 rating in 34 games.

Vasilevskiy stopped all 32 shots in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Stars on Thursday. Vasilevskiy has won three in a row while allowing seven goals on 86 shots (.919 SV%). Vasilevskiy has gone 2-0-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .918 SV% in his first two starts against the Canadiens this season.

Vasilevskiy gave up three goals on 22 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Flames on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy has won two in a row despite allowing combined seven goals on 54 shots (.870 SV%). In his first start against the Stars, Vasilevskiy stopped all 35 shots that he faces in a 2-0 shutout win (Jan.15).

Vasilevskiy gave up three goals on 22 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Flames on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy has won two in a row despite allowing combined seven goals on 54 shots (.870 SV%). In his first start against the Stars, Vasilevskiy stopped all 35 shots that he faces in a 2-0 shutout win (Jan.15).

Santini has been a healthy scratch for the last four games but will replace Eric Gryba on Thursday. Santini has registered two assists in 18 games this season.

Cernak will sit out for a second straight game and remains listed as day-to-day. The rookie defenseman is having a nice campaign, scoring two goals with seven assists, a plus-14 rating and 56 shots in 34 games. The Lightning obviously trust his game a lot, as he’s played over 20 minutes in each of the last five games and averages 18:33 TOI/gm for the season.