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Mads Sogaard will start Thursday vs. Colorado.

Sogaard allowed five goals on 32 shots (.844 SV%) for his second straight defeat as he was downed by the Edmonton Oilers in his last start. The 22-year-old will be relied upon heavily through the final month of hockey and will hope to improve his 5-3-1 record, 3.28 GAA and .888 SV%. He will face the Colorado Avalanche, who are coming off a tight 2-1 victory over Toronto on Wednesday.

Mads Sogaard
Vasilevskiy will start Thursday in New Jersey.

Vasilevskiy stopped 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%) and snapped a two-game losing streak with a victory over New Jersey in his last start. The 28-year-old hit the 30-win mark for a sixth-straight season, as he has a 30-17-4 record, 2.67 GAA and .914 SV%. He takes on the New Jersey Devils, who snapped a three-game winning streak with a 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay last game.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Sogaard will likely start Thursday vs. the Avalanche.

Sogaard allowed five goals on 32 shots (.844 SV%) for his second straight defeat as he was downed by the Edmonton Oilers in his last start. The 22-year-old will be relied upon heavily through the final month of hockey and will hope to improve his 5-3-1 record, 3.28 GAA and .888 SV%. He will face the Colorado Avalanche, who are coming off a tight 2-1 victory over Toronto on Wednesday.

Mads Sogaard
Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 22 shots (.864 SV%) for his fourth defeat in five games as he took the loss vs. Winnipeg in his previous start. The 28-year-old has been strong, but not his usual dominant self this season, yet still is second in the NHL in wins due to his 29-17-4 record, 2.70 GAA and .914 SV%. He will take on the New Jersey Devils, who have won four of their last five games and are fourth in the NHL in both goals per game (3.53) and shots per game (34.5).

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy is expected to start Tuesday in New Jersey.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 22 shots (.864 SV%) for his fourth defeat in five games as he took the loss vs. Winnipeg in his previous start. The 28-year-old has been strong, but not his usual dominant self this season, yet still is second in the NHL in wins due to his 29-17-4 record, 2.70 GAA and .914 SV%. He will take on the New Jersey Devils, who have won four of their last five games and are fourth in the NHL in both goals per game (3.53) and shots per game (34.5).

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Hedman (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.

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.

Victor Hedman