Tampa Bay Lightning News

Vasilevskiy will start Monday in Detroit.

Vasilevskiy stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Blues on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has won three straight starts while allowing eight goals on 95 shots (.916 SV%). Vasilevskiy will start his sixth consecutive game and comes into tonight tied for the NHL-lead in wins (4)—Vasilevskiy is 3-0-0 in his career vs. Detroit.

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Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off of the ice at the Lightning morning skate.

Vasilevskiy stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Blues on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has won three straight starts while allowing eight goals on 95 shots (.916 SV%). Vasilevskiy will start his sixth consecutive game and comes into tonight tied for the NHL-lead in wins (4)—Vasilevskiy is 3-0-0 in his career vs. Detroit.

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Vasilevskiy will start Saturday vs. St. Louis.

Vasilevskiy gave up four goals on 40 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Penguins on Thursday. Vasilevskiy’s numbers don’t say it, but he has arguably been the Lightning’s best player thus far. Tonight he makes his fifth straight start and he comes in at 3-1-0 with a 3.74 GAA and .900 SV%.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off of the ice at the Lightning morning skate.

Vasilevskiy gave up four goals on 40 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Penguins on Thursday. Vasilevskiy’s numbers don’t say it, but he has arguably been the Lightning’s best player thus far. Tonight he makes his fifth straight start and he comes in at 3-1-0 with a 3.74 GAA and .900 SV%.

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Elliott will start Saturday vs. the Capitals.

Elliott allowed six goals on 31 shots in the Flyers’ 6-5 loss in Nashville on Tuesday. Despite the rough outing, Philadelphia will come back to Elliott tonight vs. the Capitals. Through his first three starts, the veteran has gone 2-1-0 with a 3.67 GAA and .876 SV%. Tonight he faces a Capitals team that is 3-1-1 with 4.00 goals for per game.

Brian Elliott
Elliott will likely start Saturday vs. the Capitals.

Elliott allowed six goals on 31 shots in the Flyers’ 6-5 loss in Nashville on Tuesday. Despite the rough outing, it looks like Philadelphia will come back to Elliott tonight vs. the Capitals. Through his first three starts, the veteran has gone 2-1-0 with a 3.67 GAA and .876 SV%. Tonight he faces a Capitals team that is 3-1-1 with 4.00 goals for per game.

Brian Elliott
Vasilevskiy will start Thursday vs. the Penguins.

Vasilevskiy surrendered three goals on 26 shots in the Lightning’s overtime win over the Capitals on Monday. Vasilevskiy has gone 2-1-0 with a 3.66 GAA and .900 SV% in his first three starts of the season and tonight he will make his fourth consecutive start. Things won’t get any easier tonight as Vasilevskiy faces the reigning Stanley Cup Champions.

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Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off of the ice at the Lightning morning skate.

Vasilevskiy surrendered three goals on 26 shots in the Lightning’s overtime win over the Capitals on Monday. Vasilevskiy has gone 2-1-0 with a 3.66 GAA and .900 SV% in his first three starts of the season and tonight he will make his fourth consecutive start. Things won’t get any easier tonight as Vasilevskiy faces the reigning Stanley Cup Champions.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Elliott will start Tuesday in Nashville.

Elliott stopped 21 of 23 shots in the Flyers’ win in Anaheim on Saturday. Elliott has won his first two starts with the Flyers, stopping 53 of 58 shots (.914 SV%) and tonight he makes his third start in four games. He will face a Nashville team that has lost their first two games of the season—scoring just three goals.

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Vasilevskiy will start for the third time in four days.

Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 48 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Florida on Saturday. Vasilevskiy was absolutely peppered by the Panthers and has now faced 84 shots through two games—stopping 76 of them (.905 SV%). Thing won’t get any easier for the first-year starter, who will meet a Washington team that has 11 goals in their first two contests.

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Vasilevskiy is in the starter's net at the Lightning morning skate.

Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 48 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Florida on Saturday. Vasilevskiy was absolutely peppered by the Panthers and has now faced 84 shots through two games—stopping 76 of them (.905 SV%). Thing won’t get any easier for the first-year starter, who will meet a Washington team that has 11 goals in their first two contests.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Elliott will start Saturday in Anaheim.

Elliott gave up three goals on 35 shots in the Flyers win in San Jose on opening night. He was given the following night off but will get back between the pipes tonight in Anaheim. The Flyers have been inconsistent through two games, but have a good chance at walking away with the ‘W’ tonight vs. a banged up Ducks team.

Brian Elliott
Vasilevskiy will start the Lightning's season opener on Friday.

When the 2016-17 season started, Vasilevskiy was the Lightning No.2 behind Ben Bishop. Following Bishop’s midseason trade to Los Angeles, Vasilevskiy was tied for the NHL lead in wins (12), ninth in SV% (.930) and 16th in GAA (2.27). Entering 2017-18 the Lightning are among the favourites in the Atlantic Division and if Vasilevskiy gets close to 60 starts, he has No.1 fantasy netminder upside.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Elliott will make his Flyers debut tonight in San Jose.

Elliott was very successful in a timeshare in five years with the Blues and stumbled in his opportunity to be a true No.1 last year in Calgary. Now in Philadelphia he is expected to split time with Michal Neuvirth and will play behind a team that allowed the seventh fewest shots in the league last season. Expect improved numbers from last year, but the timeshare limits his overall upside in 2017-18.

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Girgensons could open the season on the Sabres’ top line.

Girgensons had a massive drop-off in production during the Dan Bylsma era, but it looks like he’ll get a fresh start with Phil Housley behind the bench. Girgensons has spent the first few days of training camp on the first line with Ryan O’Reilly and Kyle Okposo, which showcases the new regime’s belief in him. In 2014-15, while playing over 19 minutes per night, Girgensons had 15 goals and 15 assists (30 points) in 61 games—that’s a 20-20 pace over 82 games. He’s got the tools for be a top-6 forward and it looks like the Sabres will give him every chance possible to get his career back on-track.

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The Flyer have signed Brian Elliott to a two-year deal worth $5.5M ($2.75M AAV).

Elliott was acquired by the Flames last season to serve as their No.1 netminder after years of success in St. Louis. It didn’t go as planned with Elliott posting a 2.55 GAA and .910 SV% in 49 starts, leading the Calgary trading for Mike Smith this offseason and letting Elliott walk. He heads to Philadelphia where he will likely share the crease with Michal Neuvirth.

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