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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups for Game 1.
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Erik Cernak is out of the Lightning lineup Thursday (rest).
Victor Hedman is out of the Lightning lineup Thursday (rest).
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Mads Sogaard will start Thursday vs. Buffalo.
Sogaard allowed two goals on 29 shots (.931 SV%) for his third victory in five games played as he beat the Carolina Hurricanes in his previous start. The 22-year-old has endured a year of learning in his tough, rookie season, with his 8-6-2 record, 3.29 GAA and .889 SV%. He takes on the Buffalo Sabres for their second last contest of the season, who snapped a three-game winning streak with a 6-2 loss to New Jersey on Tuesday.
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Andrei Vasilevskiy will start Tuesday vs. Toronto.
Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 37 shots (.838 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak with a loss to the New York Rangers. The 28-year-old has been solid yet again this season as he nears his third career 60 GP season, with his 34-21-4 record, 2.63 GAA and .916 SV%. He takes on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won three of their last four games and are ninth in the NHL in goals per game (3.39).
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Vasilevskiy will likely start Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 37 shots (.838 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak with a loss to the New York Rangers. The 28-year-old has been solid yet again this season as he nears his third career 60 GP season, with his 34-21-4 record, 2.63 GAA and .916 SV%. He takes on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won three of their last four games and are ninth in the NHL in goals per game (3.39).
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Sogaard will start Monday vs. the Hurricanes.
Sogaard allowed four goals on 18 shots (.778 SV%) as he took the no-contest in a two-period relief appearance in his previous start. The 22-year-old rookie has struggled in his short-showing this season, with his 7-6-2 record, 3.37 GAA and .887 SV%. He takes on the Carolina Hurricanes, who have lost their last two-games but are third in the NHL in shots per game (34.9).
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Sogaard is in the starter's crease at the Senators morning skate.
Cernak (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Thursday.
Hagel (lower-body) is day-to-day and will not play Thursday.
Anthony Cirelli be out Thursday due to an undisclosed injury.
Cirelli has 11 goals, 17 assists, 107 SOG, 33 PIMs and a +12 plus/minus through 55 games played but will be out Thursday due to an undisclosed injury. The 25-year-old has already missed a large chunk of games for Tampa Bay this year so this is yet another unfortunate update on his season.
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Andrei Vasilevskiy will start Wednesday vs. the New York Rangers.
Vasilevskiy was perfect in his last start, stopping 38 of 38 shots for his fourth shutout of the season as he blanked the New York Islanders for his third-straight win. The 28-year-old is top five in the NHL in victories for a sixth-straight season with his 34-20-4 record, 2.57 GAA and .918 SV%. He takes on the New York Rangers, who snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over Washington last game.
Jeffrey Viel is out Tuesday vs. Colorado as he is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Viel has yet to pick up a point, has four SOG and two PIMs through four games this season but is now considered day-to-day as he deals with an upper-body injury. The 26-year-old will not play Tuesday vs. Colorado.
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Abruzzese was recalled from the AHL and will draw into the Maple Leafs lineup on Sunday.
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Sogaard led the Senators onto the ice for warmups.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
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Vasilevskiy will likely start Saturday vs. the Islanders.
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Sogaard is the starter's crease at Senators morning skate.
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Andrei Vasilevskiy will start Thursday vs. Washington.
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 34 shots (.941 SV%) for his third-straight loss as he was downed by the Boston Bruins his last time between the pipes. The 28-year-old has been solid yet again this season, but will not lead the NHL in wins for a sixth-straight year as he has a 31-20-4 record, 2.69 GAA and .914 SV%. He will take on the Carolina Hurricanes, who have won three of their last five games and are third in the NHL in shots per game (34.8).