Nov 28
G Mike Smith has started four of the past five games, posting a 2-1-1 record and stopping 101 of the past 109 shots he has faced for a .919 save percentage.
Nov 28
Smith is starting again on Saturday night in Dallas after beating the Rangers on Friday, the Bolts' official site reports.
Recommendation: As the season progresses, it wouldn't be all that surprising to see Smith end up with the larger share of the workload in the Tampa Bay goal again. This will mark the first time all season that Smith has started on consecutive days.
Nov 20
Smith continued his trend of alternating wins and losses in Thursday night's 4-3 overtime loss at Anaheim. He gave up three goals in the first 26:52 before the Lightning rallied to force the extra period.
Advice: Smith has a 3.40 goals-against average in his 10 starts this season. He is 0-4-3 with a 3.34 GAA lifetime versus Tampa Bay's next opponent, Carolina. The teams play on Saturday night.