Tampa Bay Lightning News

Tampa Bay has been firing on all cylinders lately, outscoring their opposition 28-12 during a six-game winning streak. They will likely roll with Vasilevskiy between the pipes on Thursday against the Calgary Flames. The 30-year-old Vasilevskiy has been outstanding lately, returning to Vezina form, posting an immaculate 1.79 GAA and .944 SV% in his last nine games (7-1-1). Tampa Bay enters Thursday's contest as sizeable -211 home favorites against a Calgary squad with points in three straight games (2-0-1).

Angello had five points (3G / 2A) in 31 career NHL games but has exclusively been an AHL player since the 2021-22 season. The 28-year-old forward had 14 points (7G / 7A) in 41 games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) this season.

Tomkins served as Andrei Vasilevskiy's backup in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers. The 30-year-old Tomkins returns to the AHL, where he has a 2.54 GAA and .911 SV% in 22 games with the Syracuse Crunch (9-9-4).

Vasilevskiy will make his league-leading 45th start of the season when the Lightning host the Oilers on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy was outstanding in his first game back from the break, allowing just a single goal on 37 shots in a 4-1 victory over the Kraken on Sunday. The 11-year-veteran owns a 26-15-3 record and a sparkling .920 SV% on the season. Vasilevskiy and the Lightning enter action on Tuesday as slight favourites at -115 over Connor McDavid and the Oilers.

Tampa Bay will run an 11-forward, seven-defenseman formation on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers, with Perbix drawing into the lineup to replace Cam Atkinson. The 26-year-old Perbix is averaging 15:25 time-on-ice and has 14 points (4G / 10A) in 50 games this season.

Tampa Bay will run an 11-forward, seven-defenseman formation on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers, with Nick Perbix drawing into the lineup to replace Atkinson. The 35-year-old Atkinson is averaging 8:49 time-on-ice and has eight points (3G / 5A) in 36 games this season.

Moser has not played since mid-December due to a lower-body injury but will likely return to the lineup on Sunday against the Seattle Kraken. Before his injury, the 24-year-old Moser had been productive from the blueline for Tampa Bay this season, averaging 19:54 time-on-ice and recording 10 points (2G / 8A) and a 13 plus/minus rating in 27 games.

Kucherov was a late scratch in Tampa Bay's final game before the break for the 4-Nations Face Off, tending to an upper-body injury, but was back at practice on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Kucherov is having another incredible season, among the league leaders offensively, with 82 points (25G / 57A) in 52 games this season. Tampa Bay returns to action on February 23rd against the Seattle Kraken.

A fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, Duke is yet to make his NHL debut. He is enjoying a fairly productive first AHL season with Syracuse, registering nine goals and 13 assists in 36 games.

Sheary was recalled on Thursday and played 11:18 time-on-ice in a 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, his first NHL action in several months. He was sent down to Syracuse (AHL) earlier this season, scoring 24 points (9G / 15A) in 31 games, his first stint in the AHL since breaking into the league in the 2015-16 season. The 32-year-old Sheary has 267 points (124G / 143A) in 593 career NHL games.