Johansson (lower body) expects to dress as the backup netminder for Thursday's home game against the Flames, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Although Andrei Vasilevskiy will operate as the starter for Thursday's matchup,

Vasilevskiy leads the NHL with a .930 save percentage, and he's third with a 16.65 GSAx (goals-saved above expected). He may have started the season slowly, but he is clearly in elite form.

Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports, indicating that he'll draw the start at home against the Flames. Vasilevskiy has picked up wins in each of his last six starts,

Vasilevskiy made 36 saves on 37 shot attempts in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Kraken. Vasilevsky tended a clean net for the first 55 minutes of Sunday's contest before conceding Seattle's lone goal of the night.

Seattle sits 15th in the league with 2.93 goals per game in 2024-25 and won 2-1 against Florida on Saturday.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and the 38th of his career in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 3-0 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.

TAMPA — In the days following his Jan. 28 start against Chicago, Lightning backup goaltender Jonas Johansson started feeling pain in his knee during a practice. He previously had a clicking feeling in the joint, but when the discomfort surfaced, he worried something might be wrong.

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