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Vasilevskiy made 26 saves Saturday in a 4-2 win over Ottawa.

It was a rough start for Vasilevskiy, who allowed a five-hole goal 18 seconds into the game and was out of position four minutes later for the Sens' second goal. He then tightened the proverbial hatches and dominated. Vasilevskiy is undefeated in regulation in six games (5-0-1). He will likely get the night off Sunday when Tampa plays Nashville.

Guentzel scored a goal in Saturday's 4-2 win over Ottawa.

It was a breakaway snipe late in the third period to seal the win 4-2. Guentzel has scored in three consecutive games (three goals, two assists), and he has a goal in five of his last six contests. The goal was his 34th this season (77 points in 72 games).

D'Astous had a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win over Ottawa on Saturday.

D'Astous tied the game 2-2 with a shot from above the hash marks that beat James Reimer stick side. The 27-year-old defenseman's point streak stands at three games and five points (one goal, four assists). D'Astous has five goals, 21 assists, 86 hits, 67 blocks and 65 shots in 60 games this season.

Voronkov won't return to Saturday's game against San Jose because of an upper-body injury, per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.

\Voronkov logged 4:03 of ice time before exiting the game. He has 17 goals and 32 points in 63 outings in 2025-26, including Saturday's action. Voronkov was a healthy scratch in nine of 10 games going into Saturday's action, so there's no guarantee he'll be in the lineup against Boston on Sunday even if he's healthy.

Hagel had a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win over the Senators on Saturday.

The goal was his 34th of the campaign, which puts him one from tying his personal best from the (2024-25 regular season. Hagel has 13 points (four goals, nine assists; 20 shots) over the past seven games. He was held off the scoresheet just once in that span. It was also Hagel's 85th career multi-point game with the Lightning, tying Alex Killorn for 10th on the franchise's all-time list.

Lilleberg had a goal and two assists in Saturday's 4-2 win over Ottawa.

It was Lilleberg's first three-point game in the NHL, and his goal stood as the game-winner. He joined a 3-on-2 rush and finished it with a sweet backhand. Lilleberg became the fourth Norwegian player in NHL history with a three-point game, joining Mats Zuccarello (41), Espen Knutsen (four) and Patrick Thoresen (one). Lilleberg has three goals, five assists, 68 hits, 36 shots and 35 blocks in 40 games this season.

Texier (lower body) won't play Saturday versus the Predators, per the NHL media site.

Texier is set to miss his second straight game, which also makes it unlikely he'll be back Sunday versus the Hurricanes. The 26-year-old's absence will continue to be covered by Joe Veleno.

Wright won't return to Saturday's game against Buffalo due to an undisclosed injury.

Wright logged 3:36 of ice time before exiting the game. He has 11 goals and 26 points in 72 outings in 2025-26, including Saturday's action. If Wright can't play Tuesday versus Edmonton, then Jacob Melanson might draw back into the lineup.

Blackwood is expected to start at home against Winnipeg on Saturday, per Bailey Curtis of DNVR Sports.

Blackwood has won his past three outings while stopping 61 of 66 shots (.924 save percentage). He has a 21-8-1 record, 2.40 GAA and .906 save percentage in 32 outings with Colorado this season. Winnipeg is tied for 24th in goals per game with 2.82 this campaign.

Hellebuyck will protect the road goal versus the Avalanche on Saturday, Bailey Curtis of DNVR Sports reports.

Hellebuyck is 1-2-0 over three outings against the Avalanche this season, but he has done fairly well by allowing just seven goals on 90 shots in those contests. It's still a tough matchup, especially for a goalie who is 1-2-2 with 17 goals allowed over his last five appearances.