Jonas Johansson News

Tampa Bay has been outscored 8-1 in their previous two games (0-2-0) and will attempt to change their fortunes on Thursday, turning to Johansson between the pipes against the Philadelphia Flyers. Johansson was excellent in his previous outing, saving 31 of 33 shots (.939 SV%) in a 6-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 29-year-old goalie has a 3.15 GAA and .896 SV% in 14 games (7-5-1) this season. Tampa Bay enters the action on Thursday as -148 road favorites against a Flyers squad amid a five-game losing skid (0-5-0).

Tampa Bay has been outscored 8-1 in their previous two games (0-2-0) and will attempt to change their fortunes on Thursday, likely turning to Johansson between the pipes against the Philadelphia Flyers. Johansson was excellent in his previous outing, saving 31 of 33 shots (.939 SV%) in a 6-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 29-year-old goalie has a 3.15 GAA and .896 SV% in 14 games (7-5-1) this season. Tampa Bay enters the action on Thursday as -148 road favorites against a Flyers squad amid a five-game losing skid (0-5-0).

Johansson will make his 13th start of the season when the Lightning host the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Johansson's last start came way back on January 28th after a lower-body injury made him unavailable for most of February. He suffered a disappointing 4-1 loss to the Blackhawks in that last start, allowing three goals on 20 shots. His record sits at 6-5-1 entering Tuesday night's game against Columbus, where the Lightning enter action at -160 on the money line.

Johansson has been sidelined with a lower-body injury for most of the last month but will return to his familiar role as Andrei Vasilevskiy's backup on Thursday against the Calgary Flames. The 29-year-old Johansson has a 3.24 GAA and .892 SV% in 13 appearances this season (6-5-1).

Johansson was between the pipes in Tampa Bay's 4-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, saving 16 of 19 shots (.842 SV%), but will be sidelined day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Tampa Bay has recalled goalie Matt Tomkins from Syracuse (AHL) in a corresponding move.

Johansson will get the nod in the front-end of Tampa Bay's back-to-back when they travel to Chicago to take on the Blackhawks on Friday. Johansson struggled his last time out, allowing four goals on 27 shots in a 5-3 loss to the Maple Leafs on Monday. The Lightning backup owns a 5-4-1 record and an .899 SV% on the season. He's got a great chance of getting back in the win column on Friday as the Lightning enter action at -225 on the money line.

In the front end of their third back-to-back set this month, Johansson will start between the pipes for the third time. Johansson was excellent in his most recent outing, saving 31 of 33 shots (.939 SV%) in a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. He has been serviceable in limited action, posting a 3.18 GAA and .903 SV% in 10 appearances (5-3-1). Tampa Bay enters Monday's contest as +110 road underdogs against a Toronto Maple Leafs club riding a two-game winning streak.

In the front end of their third back-to-back set this month, Johansson will likely start between the pipes for the third time. Johansson was excellent in his most recent outing, saving 31 of 33 shots (.939 SV%) in a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. He has been serviceable in limited action, posting a 3.18 GAA and .903 SV% in 10 appearances (5-3-1). Tampa Bay enters Monday's contest as +110 road underdogs against a Toronto Maple Leafs club riding a two-game winning streak.

In the tail end of a back-to-back set against the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay will turn to Johansson on Monday. The 29-year-old Johansson has a 3.84 GAA and a .882 SV% in six appearances (3-1-1). Tampa Bay enters Monday's contest as +134 road underdogs against a Florida club that defeated them 4-2 yesterday.

Vasilevskiy will not dress on Friday, the front end of a back-to-back, as Johansson will start for Tampa Bay and be backed up by recently recalled Matt Tomkins. The 29-year-old Johansson has been limited to only four appearances this season (1-1-1) and has struggled when called upon, posting an ugly 5.22 GAA and .856 SV%. Tampa Bay enters Friday's contest as +105 road underdogs against a Nashville Predators club with the worst offense in the league, averaging only 2.3 goals per game.

Vasilevskiy will not dress on Friday, the front end of a back-to-back, as Johansson will start for Tampa Bay and be backed up by recently recalled Matt Tomkins. The 29-year-old Johansson has been limited to only four appearances this season (1-1-1) and has struggled when called upon, posting an ugly 5.22 GAA and .856 SV%. Tampa Bay enters Friday's contest as +105 road underdogs against a Nashville Predators club with the worst offense in the league, averaging only 2.3 goals per game.

Johansson will somewhat surprisingly make his third start of the season when the Lightning travel to Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets on Thursday. It's the first appearance for Johansson since he surrendered five goals on 32 shots in a 7-4 loss to the Jets on November 3rd. He draws a decent matchup on Thursday with Lightning entering action as -160 road favourites.

Despite entering last night's 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in relief of Andrei Vasilevskiy, Johansson will start between the pipes on Tuesday night against the New Jersey Devils. The 29-year-old Johansson saved 14 of 15 shots (.933 SV%) in yesterday's relief appearance, his first action of the season. Tampa Bay enters Tuesday night's contest against the New Jersey Devils as +136 road underdogs.

Johansson is battling a lower-body injury, making his status uncertain for Monday's contest against the Detroit Red Wings. That said, Johansson has only played once in the last 13 games and was unlikely to see any immediate action between the pipes.