Due to Auston Matthews' injury (upper body), Holmberg will slot into the vacant Maple Leafs' roster spot on Tuesday against the Boston Bruins. The 25-year-old Holmberg has played 11 games this season, recording one point (0G / 1A) and a -5 plus/minus while averaging 12:40 time-on-ice.
Point played just 3:47 before leaving Sunday's loss in Winnipeg with a lower-body injury. Lucky for fantasy owners, Point scored before leaving, giving him goals in four of his last five games. The team did not have an update on his status post-game but his absence would be a critical loss for the Lightning. Consider him questionable to play Tuesday in St. Louis until the team provides an update.
With Tampa Bay looking for a season-best four-game winning streak, they will turn to Vasilevskiy between the pipes on Friday night for his fifth straight start. The 30-year-old Vasilevskiy has had an up-and-down season, with a 2.47 GAA and .911 SV% in nine games (6-3-1), but has been exceptional lately, allowing two or fewer goals in three straight (3-0-0), posting a stellar .962 SV%. Tampa Bay enters the action on Friday as slight +103 road underdogs against a Minnesota Wild club with only one regulation loss (6-1-2).
With Tampa Bay looking for a season-best four-game winning streak, they will turn to Vasilevskiy between the pipes on Friday night for his fifth straight start. The 30-year-old Vasilevskiy has had an up-and-down season, with a 2.47 GAA and .911 SV% in nine games (6-3-1), but has been exceptional lately, allowing two or fewer goals in three straight (3-0-0), posting a stellar .962 SV%. Tampa Bay enters the action on Friday as slight +103 road underdogs against a Minnesota Wild club with only one regulation loss (6-1-2).
Tampa Bay, with Vasilevskiy between the pipes the last two games (2-0-0), have been stout defensively, outscoring their opposition 6-2. The 30-year-old Vasilevskiy has had up and down stretches to start the 2024-25 season but is amid his best two-game stretch thus far, posting a 0.95 GAA and a .971 SV% in the two victories. Tampa Bay enters the action on Wednesday as -112 road favorites against an injury-depleted Colorado Avalanche squad that will have Kaapo Kahkonen in their crease for the first time this season.
Raddysh will return to the Tampa Bay lineup on Wednesday after being a healthy scratch in four straight. The 28-year-old Raddysh has one point (0G / 1A) and a -4 plus/minus while averaging 16:26 time-on-ice through five games this season.
Tampa Bay, with Vasilevskiy between the pipes the last two games (2-0-0), have been stout defensively, outscoring their opposition 6-2. The 30-year-old Vasilevskiy has had up and down stretches to start the 2024-25 season but is amid his best two-game stretch thus far, posting a 0.95 GAA and a .971 SV% in the two victories. Tampa Bay enters the action on Wednesday as -112 road favorites against an injury-depleted Colorado Avalanche squad that will have Kaapo Kahkonen in their crease for the first time this season.
Svejkovsky was a fourth-round pick of the Penguins in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The 22-year-old has never played an NHL game and has 20 points (6G / 14A) in 70 career AHL games between the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Syracuse Crunch.
Tampa Bay will turn to Vasilevskiy between the pipes for the third straight game and the seventh time in eight contests this season. Vasilevskiy has been inconsistent this season, allowing three or more goals in four of his last five games (2-3-0), but is coming off a spectacular 32-save shutout, his first of the season, on Saturday in a 3-0 win over the Washington Capitals. Tampa Bay enters action on Monday as a -131 home favorite against the Nashville Predators.
Holmberg missed his first game of the season on Saturday but will return to the lineup on Monday against the Winnipeg Jets, replacing Nick Robertson. The 25-year-old Holmberg has one point (0G / 1A) while averaging 13:09 time-on-ice through eight games this season.
Tampa Bay will likely turn to Vasilevskiy between the pipes for the third straight game and the seventh time in eight contests this season. Vasilevskiy has been inconsistent this season, allowing three or more goals in four of his last five games (2-3-0), but is coming off a spectacular 32-save shutout, his first of the season, on Saturday in a 3-0 win over the Washington Capitals. Tampa Bay enters action on Monday as a -131 home favorite against the Nashville Predators.
Holmberg has played in all eight games so far this season but will be replaced by Max Pacioretty in the lineup on Saturday. Holmberg has one assist, seven SOG and a minus-3 rating through eight games this season.
In their sixth game of the season, Tampa Bay turned to Jonas Johansson between the pipes for the first time but will return to Vasilevskiy on Thursday night for their seventh game. After winning his first three outings, saving 68 of 73 shots (.932 SV%), Vasilevskiy has dropped two straight, allowing a troubling nine goals on 42 shots (.786 SV%). That said, Tampa Bay enters action on Thursday as a -145 home favorite against a Minnesota Wild club that has yet to lose in regulation (4-0-2).
Sheary was placed on waivers on Wednesday and has been assigned to the Syracuse Crunch (AHL) after clearing on Thursday. The 32-year-old Sheary has zero points and a -2 plus/minus in three games this season. Sheary had 53 points (23G / 30A) in 61 games in his second NHL season in 2016-17 but has only recorded more than 40 points once in seven seasons since.
