Tampa Bay Lightning News

Guentzel was acquired in a trade from the Pittsburgh Penguins last week and could make his Hurricanes debut on Tuesday night after being activated from Injured Reserve. The 29-year-old Guentzel has not played since February 14th but was amid another strong campaign, with 22 goals and 30 assists (52 points) in 50 games this season. At the Hurricanes' morning skate on Tuesday, Guentzel was skating on a line with Evgeny Kuznetsov and Martin Necas.

Lilleberg made a strong impact in his first career appearance with Tampa Bay but has been reassigned to Syracuse (AHL) after the Lightning made some deadline acquisitions. The 23-year-old Norweigan rookie will head back to the minors with three assists,17 SOG, eight PIMs and a -14 plus/minus in 23 games played with Tampa Bay.

Crozier was the odd man out of Tampa Bay's roster after their trade deadline acquisitions and will head back to Syracuse (AHL) on Friday. The 23-year-old rookie did well in his first NHL showing, with two assists, seven PIMs and a -2 plus/minus in 13 games played.

Harkins played 7:07 time-on-ice in Sunday's crushing 6-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers but has not played the two games since. The 26-year-old Harkins has four points (0G / 4A) in 42 games this season and is expected to be out long-term.

Guentzel is in the final year of a five-year deal that carries a $6.0M AAV cap-hit. The Penguins retained 25 percent of his contract, so the Hurricanes acquired him at a $4.5M AAV cap hit. Guentzel, who has been out with an upper-body injury since February 14th, has scored 22 goals with 30 assists (52 points) in 50 games this season. Over the last three seasons, Guentzel ranks 22nd in the NHL with 98 goals, so he'll provide some serious goal-scoring punch to the Hurricanes' middle-6.

Harkins played 7:07 time-on-ice in Sunday's crushing 6-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers but was a game-time decision on Tuesday and did not play. The 26-year-old Harkins has four points (0G / 4A) in 42 games this season.

Tampa Bay will turn to Vasilevskiy between the pipes for a fourth straight game on Thursday night. The Vezina-winning netminder hasn't played to expectations this season and has allowed three or more goals in seven of his last eight starts (3-4-1) but saved 28 of 31 shots (.903 SV%) in his last outing, a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. The Lightning are -148 home favourites against a Calgary Flames squad that has recently traded two of their opening-night top-four defenders, Chris Tanev and Noah Hanifin.

Sogaard started the last two games for Ottawa, both losing efforts and will return to the Belleville Senators of the AHL. Sogaard allowed two goals on 16 shots (.875 SV%) in a 2-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.

Harkins played 7:07 time-on-ice in Sunday's crushing 6-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers but was a game-time decision on Tuesday and did not play. The 26-year-old Harkins has four points (0G / 4A) in 42 games this season.

Tampa Bay will likely turn to Vasilevskiy between the pipes for a fourth straight game on Thursday night. The Vezina-winning netminder hasn't played to expectations this season and has allowed three or more goals in seven of his last eight starts (3-4-1) but saved 28 of 31 shots (.903 SV%) in his last outing, a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. The Lightning are -148 home favourites against a Calgary Flames squad that has recently traded two of their opening-night top-four defenders, Chris Tanev and Noah Hanifin.

Sogaard will make a second consecutive start for the Senators when they travel to Anaheim to take on the Ducks on Wednesday. Sogaard was unfortunate to pick up the loss his last time out, stopping 36 of the 39 shots he faced as the Senators fell to the Flyers by a score of 4-2. He owns an underwhelming .857 SV% across five appearances with the Senators this season, but luckily for Sogaard, he's got a great chance of getting back in the win column on Wednesday. The Senators are -200 favourites against a depleted Ducks' team.

Holmberg will take a seat on Wednesday as Noah Gregor will draw into the lineup. Holmberg has three goals and eight assists in 35 games this season.

Harkins played 7:07 time-on-ice in Sunday's crushing 6-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers but was a game-time decision after being evaluated on Monday. The 26-year-old Harkins has four points (0G / 4A) in 42 games this season and was unsuccessful on a penalty shot attempt in the loss.

Harkins played 7:07 time-on-ice in Sunday's crushing 6-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers and will be a game-time decision after being evaluated on Monday. The 26-year-old Harkins has four points (0G / 4A) in 42 games this season and was unsuccessful on a penalty shot attempt in the loss.

Harkins played 7:07 time-on-ice in Sunday's crushing 6-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers and is being evaluated for an upper-body injury. The 26-year-old Harkins has four points (0G / 4A) in 42 games this season and was unsuccessful on a penalty shot attempt in the loss.