Tampa Bay Lightning News

Kucherov was run over by Brayden Schenn on Tuesday night and will miss Thursday's game with an upper-body injury. Cory Conacher will replace Kucherov in Chicago. There's no indication how long Kucherov is expected to be sidelined.

Santini, who was acquired in the P.K. Subban trade, has been in Milwaukee all season. The 24-year-old has five assists in 17 AHL games and 21 points (5G / 16A) in 114 career NHL games.

Elliott allowed two goals on 40 shots in the Flyers win in Toronto last Sunday. Carter Hart started the last three games, including last night in Ottawa, so Elliott will face the Islanders on Saturday night. He is 2-0-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .897 SV% in three home starts and stopped all 19 shots he faced in relief in their first game vs. The Islanders.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Lightning's win over the Rangers on Thursday. Vaislevksiy has won two in a row and enters play at 7-4-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .902 SV% on the season. Those are very un-Vasilevskiy-like but he appears to be settling into a groove. Saturday's matchup comes against a Jets team that is struggling to find offence consistently, so make sure Vasilevskiy is active in all formats.

Brown missed six games with an upper-body injury but will play Friday vs. the Flyers. Brown had two assists in four games before he got hurt and will get a huge opportunity on Friday. The hulking centre will skate on the top-line with Brady Tkachuk and Anthony Duclair, who have combined for nine goals and seven assists (16 points) in their last 10 games.

Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Lightning's win over the Sabres in Sweden. It's been nearly one week since his last start, so Vasilskiy is well-rested coming into Thursday's matchup vs. the Rangers. New York has rarely played on the road early in the season but is 3-2-0 while scoring 2.80 goals per game outside of Madison Square Garden.

Elliott allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Flyers shootout loss to the Maple Leafs last Saturday. He played well and will get another shot at the Maple Leafs tonight in Toronto. He is 1-2-0 with a 3.15 GAA and .905 SV% on the road this season and the Maple Leafs are 6-2-3 while scoring 3.45 goals per game in 11 home games

Elliott allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Flyers shootout loss to the Maple Leafs last Saturday. He played well and will get another shot at the Maple Leafs tonight in Toronto. He is 1-2-0 with a 3.15 GAA and .905 SV% on the road this season and the Maple Leafs are 6-2-3 while scoring 3.45 goals per game in 11 home games.

Archibald has missed the last six games with a fractured foot but will play Friday vs. the Devils. Archibald has missed nine games this season with illness and fractured foot and has not registered a point in his eight games. He'll skate on a line with Riley Sheahan and Jujhar Khaira on Thursday.

The Lightning are in Sweden to face the Sabres in the Global Series, so Hedman will enjoy a homecoming in his return to the lineup. Hedman missed just two games with a lower-body injury and will look to build off of a strong month of October, where he tallied two goals and seven assists (nine points) in 11 games.

Vasilevskiy gave up four goals on 25 shots in the Lightning's loss to the Islanders last Saturday. He has looked very un-Vasilevskiy in his last four appearances, going 1-3-0 with a 3.82 GAA and .884 SV%. Today he faces the Sabres in Sweden, a team he is 3-0-1 against in the last two seasons and a team that is 17th goal-scoring (2.93 GF/gm) and 22nd in shots on goal (30.0 SOG/gm).

Elliott gave up six goals on 28 shots in the Flyers loss in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. It was a tough outing and ended an extended run of strong play for the veteran, who gets the nod on the tail-end of a back-to-back on Saturday. The Maple Leafs haven't been at their best but they still present a very difficult matchup, especially since they're well-rested and Philadelphia played last night.

Seabrook has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Dennis Gilbert in the lineup in Los Angeles. Seabrook has one goal and no assists in nine games this season.

Cernak was a late-scratch in New Jersey on Wednesday and is listed as a game-time decision for Friday's game vs. the Islanders. Cernak doesn't provide a lot of offence (1G / 0A) but has solid peripheral stats (3.2 hits/gm and 1.7 blocks/gm).