Tampa Bay Lightning News

Vasilevskiy will start Tuesday in Florida.

Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 38 shots in the Lightning's win over the Sharks on Thursday. It was a much-needed outing for Vasilevskiy, who had lost three of his previous four starts. Tonight he faces the Panthers for the third time this season--he has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.06 GAA and .908 SV% in the first two meetings.

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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.

Vasilevskiy surrendered five goals on 21 shots in Tampa Bay's loss to Minnesota on Thursday. Vasilevskiy has struggled in recent outings, going 1-2-1 with a 3.73 GAA and .876 SV% in his last four outings. Tonight he faces a Sharks team that has won four of their last five road games (4-0-1) while scoring 3.40 goals per game.

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Vasilevskiy is expected to start Saturday vs. the Sharks.

Vasilevskiy surrendered five goals on 21 shots in Tampa Bay's loss to Minnesota on Thursday. Vasilevskiy has struggled in recent outings, going 1-2-1 with a 3.73 GAA and .876 SV% in his last four outings. Tonight he faces a Sharks team that has won four of their last five road games (4-0-1) while scoring 3.40 goals per game.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.

Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Lightning's loss in Washington last Friday. Vasilevskiy was 4-4-1 with a 2.92 GAA and .902 SV% in nine starts in November, not exactly what you paid for when you drafted him as the first goalie this fall. A road matchup vs. Nashville is far from an ideal setup but it's hard to bench your horses, so start him and hope things start to turn.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy is expected to start Tuesday in Nashville.

Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Lightning's loss in Washington last Friday. Vasilevskiy was 4-4-1 with a 2.92 GAA and .902 SV% in nine starts in November, not exactly what you paid for when you drafted him as the first goalie this fall. A road matchup vs. Nashville is far from an ideal setup but it's hard to bench your horses, so start him and hope things start to turn.

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Cernak has served his two-game suspension and is eligible to play on Saturday.

Cernak was suspended for two games for his elbow to the head on Rasmus Dahlin but is expected to be back in the lineup vs. the Hurricanes on Saturday night. Cernak, who plays in more of a shutdown role with Ryan McDonagh, has one goal and no assists in 20 games this season.

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Elliott will start Saturday in Montreal.

Elliott allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Flyers' win in Columbus on Wednesday. With Carter Hart starting on Friday, Elliott will start Saturday afternoon in Montreal. He has won two in a row and three of his last four starts, making Elliott an intriguing spot-start option on a busy Saturday slate. Overall, he is 4-2-0 with a 2.56 GAA and .921 SV% on the road this year.

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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.

Vasilevskiy stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Lightning's win over the Sabres on Monday. Vasilevskiy's season is turning around, as he's now won four of his last six starts while posting a 2.36 GAA and .919 SV%. In his first start against the Blues, Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 33 shots in a 3-1 loss.

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Vasilevskiy is expected to start Wednesday vs. the Blues.

Vasilevskiy stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Lightning's win over the Sabres on Monday. Vasilevskiy's season is turning around, as he's now won four of his last six starts while posting a 2.36 GAA and .919 SV%. In his first start against the Blues, Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 33 shots in a 3-1 loss.

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Elliott will start Wednesday in Columbus.

Elliott allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Flyers win in Carolina last Thursday. Elliott has carved out a larger role as of late and has been strong in November, going 2-0-2 with a 2.34 GAA and .924 SV%. He draws a tough assignment on Wednesday, as the Blue Jackets come in as winners of four of their last five while scoring 3.40 goals per game.

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The NHL has suspended Erik Cernak for two games for elbowing Rasmus Darlin on Monday.

Dahlin was forced to leave the game with a concussion and Cernak's two-game suspension means he won't play Wednesday vs. the Blues or Friday in Washington. Cernak, who will likely be replaced by Jan Rutta tomorrow, is eligible to return Saturday vs. the Hurricanes.

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Vasilevskiy will start Monday vs. the Sabres.

Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Lightning's win over the Ducks on Saturday. With the victory, Vasilevskiy became the franchise leader in wins with 132. The win also snapped a two-game losing skid for Vasilevskiy, who is 3-2-0 with a .915 SV% in his last five outings. Tonight he faces the Sabres for the second time this season, he stopped 20 of 22 in a 3-2 win during their Global Series in Sweden.

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