
Tampa Bay Lightning News






Hedman missed Tampa Bay's previous game due to an undisclosed injury and will be a game-time decision Thursday as they take on the Vegas Golden Knights. The 32-year-old is having a down year by his standards, with his six goals, 36 assists, 144 SOG, 26 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 60 games this season.


Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 38 shots (.842 SV%) for his third-straight loss as he was rocked by the Carolina Hurricanes in his last start. The 28-year-old is in contention for leading the NHL in wins for a sixth-straight season with his 28-16-3 record, 2.68 GAA and .915 SV%. He takes on the Philadelphia Flyers, who just snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over Detroit last game.

Pouliot had two goals, 19 assists, 42 SOG and a -9 plus/minus through 28 games with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) and will make his San Jose debut Tuesday. The 29-year-old has played in 213 NHL games previously, with eight goals, 52 points and a -29 plus/minus.

Cernak has missed the Lightnings' previous two games due to a lower-body injury and will return to Tampa Bay's lineup Tuesday vs. Philadelphia. The 25-year-old has a goal, 11 points, 61 SOG and 42 PIMs through 53 games played before the injury.

Hedman left the Lightnings' previous game vs. Carolina after just 7:17 TOI due to an undisclosed injury and will miss Tuesday's game as he is day-to-day with the injury. It is a massive loss for the Lightning as the 32-year-old had six goals, 42 points, 144 SOG, 26 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 60 games prior to the injury.

Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 38 shots (.842 SV%) for his third-straight loss as he was rocked by the Carolina Hurricanes in his last start. The 28-year-old is in contention for leading the NHL in wins for a sixth-straight season with his 28-16-3 record, 2.68 GAA and .915 SV%. He takes on the Philadelphia Flyers, who just snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over Detroit last game.

Johansson was 13-9-2 with a .918 SV%, and 2.38 GAA with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) and has been recalled by the Avalanche Monday. The 27-year-old has seen one game of action with the Avalanche previously, stopping seven of seven shots faced.






