After Saturday’s practice at WinSport, goaltending coach Jason LaBarbera stressed the Flames “will need both our guys to be at their best” during this sprint to the finish. Asked specifically about Wolf’s increase in action over the past couple of months, he praised the way the youngster has handled himself.
Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded his fourth shutout, Brandon Hagel notched a goal and an assist, and the hot Tampa Bay Lightning extended their season-best winning streak to seven games in a 3-0 blanking of the visiting Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
The Flames got a stellar effort from Dustin Wolf, but fell to 1-1-0 on their season-long, six-game road swing after being defeated 3-0 by the Lightning in Tampa Bay. Nikita Kucherov's powerplay marker stood up as the game-winner, while Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves for the Lightning.
Maurice on Lomberg's return to Sunrise tomorrow: “You get to enjoy that. These guys are all playing on different teams now, but you still feel like their yours. They’re part of that collective memory that’ll never change. I’m happy he’ll get to share that with the fans.”
Wolf will get the home start Sunday against San Jose, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports. Wolf will get the nod in Calgary's first game back from the 4 Nations Face-Off break. The 23-year-old netminder is 19-11-3 on the season with a strong .912 save percentage and 2.63 GAA.
The Athletic’s Michael Russo commented on the outlook for the USA team after the hugely successful and exciting best-on-best 4 Nations Cup tournament. Russo analyzed which three goalies might make the roster for the Milan,
Standing tall over his last eight starts, Bobrovsky is 6-2-0 with a .928 save percentage.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves in his fourth shutout of the season as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Calgary Flames 3-0 Thursday. Statistically, the Flames led the Lightning in nearly every category.
The Flames are familiar with low-scoring games this season, and tonight's goalie matchup vs. the Lightning suggests yet another Under will cash with Calgary involved, per our NHL betting picks.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — 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.
The Calgary Flames (28-23-8) remain a point out of a playoff despite not scoring a goal for the second consecutive game, falling to the defending Stanley Cup champions, Florida Panthers, 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.