McDonagh will not play in Game 2 vs. the Bruins.
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Vasilevskiy starts Game 1 vs. the Bruins.
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Vasilevskiy will start Game 5 vs. the Blue Jackets.
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Vasilevskiy starts Game 4 vs. the Blue Jackets.
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Vasislevskiy starts Game 3 vs. the Blue Jackets.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups for Game 2.
Carlson will be a game-time decision for Game 1 vs. the Islanders.
Carlson missed the entire round-robin but practiced on Monday and will be a game-time decision for Game 1 on Wednesday. If Carlson remains out, Martin Fehervary or Radko Gudas will fill his spot and Dmitri Orlov will do a lot of the heavy lifting, including PP1.
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Vasilevskiy will start Game 1 vs. the Blue Jackets.
Vasilevskiy went 2-1 while allowing seven goals on 89 shots (.921 SV%) in the Lightning's three round-robin games. It was a strong start to the restart for Vasilevskiy, who will be looking for revenge after playing poorly in last year's four-game sweep by Columbus--he allowed 15 goals on 104 shots (.856 SV%) in that series.
Hedman is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play in Game 1 vs. Columbus.
Hedman was hurt early in their last round-robin game but will play in Game 1 vs. Columbus. The injury didn't look great at the time, so it's great news for the Lightning that he is feeling no lingering effects. Hedman had one assist in the three round-robin games.
Hedman will be a game-time decision for Game 1 vs. Columbus.
Hedman was injured early in the Lightning’s round-robin finale vs. the Flyers and did not return. Head coach Jon Cooper did not have an update on his status on Monday and said his availability will be determined on Tuesday. The Lightning play in the first game of the day (3:00 PM) so there will be no morning skate for Hedman to test out his injury.
Carlson will not play in the round-robin finale vs. the Bruins.
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Vasilevsksiy will start Saturday vs. the Flyers; McElhinney could see some playing time though.
Carlson (undisclosed) will miss his second straight round-robin game on Thursday.
Carlson (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
The Capitals are playing it safe with their star defenseman and have listed him as a game-time decision for Thursday. If he doesn't play, Dmitry Orlov will continue to quarterback the Capitals' top power-play unit.
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Vasilevskiy will start Wednesday vs. the Bruins.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Vasilevskiy will start the Lightning's first round-robin game after leading the NHL with 35 wins and posting a 2.56 GAA and .917 SV% in the regular season. As good as he was throughout the season, he struggled against the Capitals, giving up eight goals on 68 shots (.882 SV%) in two games.
Carlson will not play Monday vs. the Lightning.
Hedman will play Monday vs. the Capitals.
Hedman stayed back in Tampa at first due to personal reasons but joined his teammates on Friday and practiced on Saturday. Head coach Jon Cooper said that Hedman "hasn't really skipped a beat," so he'll play in the first game of their round-robin schedule.
Carlson (undisclosed) is questionable to play Monday vs. the Lightning.
Carlson was nicked up in the Capitals' exhibition game but practiced returned to practice on Saturday. Given the fact that the Capitals are already locked into a playoff spot, they may play it safe with their star defenseman. Head coach Todd Reirden said that Carlson's status for Monday is still TBD, so consider him a game-time decision and check on his status during warmups.
Hedman (personal) did not travel with the team but is expected to be available for the Round Robin games.
The Tampa Bay Lightning entered the playoff bubble in Toronto on Sunday but Hedman remained in Tampa for a "personal matter." Hedman and Tampa's strength coach will stay back until Friday, at which point both will fly to Toronto and meet back up with the team. Hedman will miss Tampa Bay's exhibition game against the Panthers on Wednesday but will be available for all three round-robin games, general manager Julien BriseBois said.