Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 10 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s loss to the Canucks on Thursday. Vasilevskiy hasn’t been great in his last two starts either, allowing a combined nine goals on 54 shots (.833 SV%). Tonight he’ll take on a Penguins team that is on an absolute tear—they’ve won four in a row and outscored their opponent 24-11.
Bjorkstrand has been recalled on an emergency basis, so someone is likely out tonight. Bjorkstrand made the team out of the training camp, but failed to record a point in three games. The 21-year-old has 12 points (8G / 4A) in 19 games since being sent down.
Seabrook left Wednesday’s game with an upper-body injury and will miss tomorrow’s game vs. the Rangers. Expect Michal Rozsival to step in for Seabrook. Consider him day-to-day.
Pouliot was recalled from his conditioning stint last Monday, but didn’t get into a game with the Penguins. Pouliot returns to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, where he has no points in three games this season.
Guentzel picked up three goals and one assist in his first five NHL games, but has been a healthy scratch for the last three games. The 22-year-old third-round pick (No.77 in 2013) returns to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL), where he has seven goals and 10 assists (17 points) in 16 games this season.
Vasilevskiy gave up five goals on 38 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Columbus on Tuesday. It was a rough outing for Vasilevskiy, who didn’t get a lot of help from his teammates. Vasilevskiy will start for the second straight game and comes in with a 3-2-0 record, 1.82 GAA and .942 SV% on the road this season.
Vasilevskiy gave up five goals on 38 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Columbus on Tuesday. It was a rough outing for Vasilevskiy, who didn’t get a lot of help from his teammates. Vasilevskiy will start for the second straight game and comes in with a 3-2-0 record, 1.82 GAA and .942 SV% on the road.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Lightning’s win vs. the Flyers last Wednesday. Ben Bishop has had his fair-share of struggles and Vasilevskiy has won four in a row while posting a 0.75 GAA, .977 SV% and two shutouts. He’s as hot as any goalie in the NHL and should start to see more playing time.
Pouliot failed to pick up a point during his three-game conditioning stint with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Pouliot returns to Pittsburgh, where he has no points in one game this season, but has picked up 14 points (2G / 12A) across 57 career NHL games.
Elliott allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Flames’ loss in Buffalo last Monday. Chad Johnson has started seven of the last eight games, including last night, so Elliott will make his 13th start of the season tonight in Brooklyn. He has struggled to a 2-4-0 record, 3.64 GAA and .875 SV% in six starts on the road this season.
Vasilevskiy stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win in Philadelphia on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has now posted back-to-back shutouts and has won three consecutive games. Tonight he will face the Flyer again—he comes in a 2-0-1 with a 1.95 GAA and .938 SV% in three starts on home ice.
Elliott allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Flames’ loss to the Rangers on November 12th. Elliott has lost his last five starts while posting a 3.62 GAA and .869 SV%, but will return to the crease on the second night of a back-to-back. He will take on a Sabres team that has lost six of their last seven games (1-4-2).
Guentzel, 22, was a third round pick (77th overall) of the Penguins’ in 2013. The American born forward has collected 17 points (7G / 10A) in 16 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton so far this season and will likely make his NHL debut on Monday after Chris Kunitz was moved to IR.
Vasilevskiy stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Islanders on Monday. Vasilevskiy has won his last two starts while turning aside 65 of 66 shots (.985 SV%). This afternoon he faces a Flyers team that has lost four of their last six games.
Elliott gave up four goals on 28 shots in the Flames’ loss to the Rangers on Saturday. Elliott has lost his last five starts while posting a 3.62 GAA and .869 SV% and he draws a tough matchup tonight in Minnesota. The 31-year-old has gone 2-3-0 with a 3.55 GAA and .875 SV% in five road starts this season.
Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 32 shots in the Lightning’s win vs. the Islanders last Thursday. Ben Bishop started on Saturday, but Vasilevskiy will face the Islanders again tonight. The 22-year-old is 3-1-1 with a 2.00 GAA and .932 SV% in five starts this season and makes for a solid option tonight. The Islanders have lost five of their last six games while averaging 2.17 goals per game.
Elliott allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Flames’ 4-2 loss to the Stars on Thursday. Elliott has now lost his last four starts with a 3.52 GAA and .872 SV%. It’s been a rough stretch for the veteran netminder, who will have a tough-go tonight against the NHL’s highest scoring team—the Rangers are averaging 4.14 goals per game in 14 contests.
Elliott allowed three goals on 21 shots in the Flames’ 4-2 loss to the Stars on Thursday. Elliott has now lost his last four starts with a 3.52 GAA and .872 SV%. It’s been a rough stretch for the veteran netminder, who will have a tough-go tonight against the NHL’s highest scoring team—the Rangers are averaging 4.14 goals per game in 14 contests.
Elliott allowed five goals on 39 shots in the Flames’ loss in Los Angeles last Saturday. Elliott’s season has been full of ups and downs already and right now he is riding a three-game losing streak, having allowed a combined 11 goals on 88 shots (.875 SV%). Elliott will face a Stars team that’s also on a three-game streak.
