Hedman, who suffered a lower-body injury on January 11th, will travel with the team to Western Canada, which is a good sign that he’s getting closer to a return. Hedman is three weeks in to a three-to-six week timetable, so his return is expected to be on the horizon. The Lightning get back into action on Tuesday, so monitor his status during tomorrow’s morning skate and then as the week progresses.
Vasilevskiy stopped all 40 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s win in Chicago on Monday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Vasilevskiy, who was given Tuesday off and will be back in net before the All-Star break. The 23-year-old has gone 12-6-1 with a 1.90 GAA and .944 SV% in 19 road starts this season.
Vasilevskiy stopped all 40 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s win in Chicago on Monday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Vasilevskiy, who was given Tuesday off and will be back in net before the All-Star break. The 23-year-old has gone 12-6-1 with a 1.90 GAA and .944 SV% in 19 road starts this season.
Elliott stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Flyers overtime win in Washington on Sunday. Elliott made a number of huge saves to earn his fourth win in five starts (4-1-0) while allowing 16 goals on 140 shots (.886 SV%). Elliott allowed three goals on 28 shots in a 4-3 win in his first start against the Red Wings.
Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Minnesota on Saturday. All of a sudden the Lightning and Vasilevskiy are struggling. Vasilevksiy enters play on a three-game losing streak, allowing a combined 13 goals on 88 shots (.852 SV%). He will look to get back on track tonight in Chicago—he stopped 29 of 31 shots in a 3-2 OT win in his first game vs. the Blackhawks.
Elliott allowed five goals on 21 shots in the Flyers loss in New York on Tuesday. Michal Neuvirth started the last two games, including last night, so Elliott starts this afternoon in Washington. In his first start vs. the Capitals, Elliott allowed two goals on 23 shots in a 8-2 win back in October.
Vasilevskiy allowed five goals on 24 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Flames last Thursday. Vasilevskiy has faltered as of late, losing three of his last four with a 3.96 GAA and .874 SV%. He draws a tough matchup with Vegas in town, but Vasilevskiy has gone 16-2-1 with a 2.43 GAA and .917 SV% on home ice.
Elliott allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Flyers win in New Jersey on Saturday. The win extended Elliott’s winning streak to three games, despite allowing a combined 10 goals on 91 shots (.890 SV%) in those games. Tonight he goes searching for win No.18 on the season as he faces a Rangers team that dropped seven of their last 10 games.
McDonagh missed Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh because he said his backed tightened up on him late in Saturday’s game vs. the Islanders. McDonagh was back on the Rangers second power-play unit this morning, so look for him to replace with Brendan Smith or Steve Kampfer in the lineup tonight. McDonagh is still searching for his first goal of the season, but is tied for 10th among defensemen in assists (19).
Elliott allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Flyers win over the Blues last Saturday. Following a day off and a bye week, the veteran should be well rested as he gets set to start for the 17th time in the last 18 games. Elliot has had a lot of goal support recently, winning three of his last four games despite posting a 3.84 GAA and .864 SV%.
Hedman had to be helped off of the ice after suffering a lower-body injury in a knee-on-knee collision with Garnet Hathaway. Coach Jon Cooper said that the severity of Hedman’s injury wouldn’t be known until they can conduct tests on Friday. Hedman was unable to put weight on his leg, so it looks like it could force him to miss some time.
Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Hurricanes on Tuesday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing skid for Vasilevskiy, who will make his 36th start of the season tonight. Vasilevskiy comes in tied for second in the NHL in GAA (2.10) and SV% (.933) but is the runaway leader in wins (27) so far.
Seabrook was a high-priced healthy scratch on Tuesday but expectation is that he will draw back in tonight vs. the Wild. Seabrook has had some good and bad moments this season, but overall the Blackhawks need him to be better than their other value, depth defensemen.
Seabrook has had a tough season, collecting just 11 points (1G / 11A) in 41 games this season. The veteran defenseman as been held pointless in nine straight games, posting a minus-4 in the process. The Blackhawks will give him a breather, but his contract is looking worse by the day—Seabrook has six years beyond this season remaining on his deal with a $6.875M AAV.
Vasilevskiy surrendered six goals on 33 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Ottawa on Saturday. It was a rare rough outing for Vasilevskiy, who has lost two straight while allowing seven goals on 71 shots (.901 SV%). Despite a brief two-game winning streak, the 23-year-old remains a must-start regardless of matchup—he stopped 31 of 32 shots in a 5-1 win in Carolina in his first start vs. the Hurricanes.
Elliott allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Flyers win over the Islanders on Thursday. After a rough night in Pittsburgh, things didn’t get much better against the Isles but it was enough to record his 15th win of the season. This afternoon he gets a chance against his former team but comes in having allowed at least three goals in four consecutive games.
