Yesterday the Tampa Bay Lightning officially reassigned goaltender Hugo Alnefelt, alongside with defenseman Sean Day and forward Remi Elie, to the Syracuse Crunch. Max Lagace is no longer on the Lightning’s active roster, which might be an indication, that Andrei Vasilevskiy was released from the COVID protocol list and could be available for tonight’s game against the New York Rangers.
Vasilevskiy entered protocol list last Sunday, but according to the new rules, he’s allowed to return after five days with a negative test. The Russian goaltender hasn’t played since December 21, when he earned a win against the Vegas Golden Knights.