Vasilevskiy went into "playoff mode" in his previous start, stopping 45 of 45 shots for his second shutout of the season as he blanked the Detroit Red Wings. The 28-year-old is on pace to lead the NHL in wins for a sixth-straight season due to his 28-14-2 record, 2.55 GAA and .919 SV%. He takes on the Florida Panthers, who have lost three of their last five games after a 3-1 defeat to Buffalo last game.
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Cernak missed the Lightnings' last two games as he served his suspension for an elbow to Buffalo's Kyle Okposo but will return to the lineup Tuesday. The 25-year-old bruising defenseman has a goal, 10 assists, 57 SOG, and 42 PIMs across 51 games played prior to his suspension.
Johansson has a 12-9-2 record, .917 SV% and 2.44 GAA through 24 games played with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) and has been recalled Monday to the Avalanche. The 27-year-old has appeared in one game with the Avalanche this season, stopping all seven of the seven shots he faced.
Johansson has a 12-9-1 record, .915 SV% and 2.51 GAA with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) and has been recalled to the Avalanche on Thursday. The 27-year-old has seen one game of NHL action this season, stopping all seven of seven shots across 23:15 TOI.
Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 25 shots (.840 SV%) for his first loss in four starts as he was defeated by Vegas the Lightnings' previous contest. The 28-year-old has led the NHL in wins for each of the last five seasons and is back on pace to potentially do so again with his 26-14-1 record, 2.56 GAA and .918 SV%. He will take on the Anaheim Ducks, who are in the midst of a five-game losing skid after a 4-3 overtime loss to Florida last game.
Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 25 shots (.840 SV%) for his first loss in four starts as he was defeated by Vegas the Lightnings' previous contest. The 28-year-old has led the NHL in wins for each of the last five seasons and is back on pace to potentially do so again with his 26-14-1 record, 2.56 GAA and .918 SV%. He will take on the Anaheim Ducks, who are in the midst of a five-game losing skid after a 4-3 overtime loss to Florida last game.
Johansson backed up Alexandar Georgiev for the Avalanche's previous two games and failed to see any NHL action and will head back to the Colorado Eagles (AHL) Friday. The 27-year-old heads back to the Eagles, where he had a 12-8-0 record, .917 SV% and 2.42 GAA.