Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Strong in possible playoff preview
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Vasilevskiy made 37 saves in a 3-2 win over Boston on Thursday.
Vasy was sharp in a possible playoff preview game -- the speed and tension sure made it feel like it had postseason importance. Vasilevskiy is 22-12-1 with a 2.52 GAA and .918 save percentage in 35 starts this season, and is an auto start no matter the opponent.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Facing Boston
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Vasilevskiy will patrol the home crease during Thursday's matchup with the Bruins, Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site reports
Vasilevskiy was sharp in his last start Tuesday against the Wild, stopping 33 of 35 shots en route to a 4-2 victory. He'll try to secure a second straight win in a brutal home matchup with a scorching-hot Boston team that's gone 9-1-0 in its last 10 games.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Back in win column
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Vasilevskiy made 33 saves in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
Both goals against him came in the second period, one short-handed on a great individual effort by Joel Eriksson Ek and the other a power-play tally by Kirill Kaprizov. Otherwise, Vasilevskiy was unfazed by anything the Wild fired his way. The victory ended a brief two-game losing streak for the perennial Vezina candidate, but through eight starts in January, Vasilevskiy is 5-3-0 with a shaky (by his standards) 2.91 GAA and .903 save percentage.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Facing Wild
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Vasilevskiy will guard the home goal during Tuesday's matchup with Minnesota, Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site reports.
Vasilevskiy has struggled a bit recently, suffering back-to-back road losses to the Oilers and the Flames while posting a sub-par 4.12 GAA and .889 save percentage. He'll try to get back in the win column in a home matchup with a Wild team that's averaging 2.96 goals per game on the road this year, 22nd in the NHL.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Burned by Flames
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Vasilevskiy stopped 35 of 39 shots in Saturday's 6-3 loss to Calgary.
The Flames' final two goals were scored into an empty net, while the first three pucks to get past Vasilevskiy all came on deflections -- one off Nazem Kadri's stick, and two off Victor Hedman. It's the first time Vasilevskiy has lost consecutive starts since early November, but January hasn't been particularly friendly to him so far as the netminder has an .897 save percentage through seven outings on the month.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Starting in Calgary
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Vasilevskiy will guard the road goal Saturday versus Calgary, Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site reports.
Vasilevskiy gave up four goals on 33 shots in Thursday's loss to Edmonton. The defeat ended his four-game winning streak and dropped his record to 20-11-1 on the season. Vasilevskiy has a 2.50 GAA and a .917 save percentage in 32 games played going into Saturday's contest. The Flames rank 23rd in the league this year with 3.04 goals per game.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Can't extend winning streak
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Vasilevskiy stopped 29 of 33 shots in a 5-3 loss to Edmonton on Thursday.
Vasilevskiy surrendered two goals on 13 shots in the first period, and then he allowed another goal in each of the second and third frames. Edmonton's final marker was scored on an empty net. Vasilevskiy dropped to 20-11-1 with a 2.50 GAA and .917 save percentage in 32 contests this season. This defeat brought his four-game winning streak to an end.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Expected to start Thursday
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Vasilevskiy is expected to start in Thursday's road game versus Edmonton, per the NHL media site.
Vasilevskiy will be going for his fifth straight win. He's 20-10-1 with a 2.45 GAA and .918 save percentage in 31 contests this season. Edmonton has the third-ranked offense with 3.67 goals per game.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Sharp in 20th win
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Vasilevskiy stopped 22 shots in Monday's 4-1 win over the Kraken.
Vince Dunn ended his shutout bid midway through the third period on a point shot that deflected off Ross Colton's leg, but otherwise Vasilevskiy stood tall as he won his fourth straight start and reached 20 wins for the seventh straight season. The 28-year-old has allowed two goals or less in 10 of 15 starts since the beginning of December, a hot streak that has improved his numbers on the campaign to a 2.45 GAA and .918 save percentage.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Taking on Seattle
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Vasilevskiy will defend the road net Monday versus Seattle, Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site reports.
Vasilevskiy, who has won his past three outings, is coming off a 23-save performance in Saturday's 4-2 victory over St. Louis. He has a 19-10-1 record this season with a 2.50 GAA and a .917 save percentage. The Kraken rank second in the league this campaign with 3.76 goals per game.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Secures third straight win
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Vasilevskiy saved 23 of 25 shots in a 4-2 win against the Blues on Saturday.
Vasilevskiy was beaten by Tyler Pitlick just 2:39 into the game, but he was solid after that to earn his third consecutive victory. He's 19-10-1 with a 2.50 GAA and .917 save percentage in 30 games this season. Although the 28-year-old won his three of his previous four contests, he struggled somewhat during that stretch, posting a 3.27 GAA and .886 save percentage.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Tending twine Saturday
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Vasilevskiy will guard the road goal Saturday against St. Louis, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Vasilevskiy made 36 saves in Thursday's 5-4 win over Vancouver. He has a record of 18-10-1 this season with a 2.52 GAA and a .917 save percentage. The Blues rank 19th in the league this campaign with 3.12 goals per game.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Saves game with two seconds left
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Vasilevskiy made 36 saves in a 5-4 win over Vancouver on Thursday.
Yes, there were a lot of goals, but a win is a win. And Vasilevskiy made a wicked sliding pad stack against Curtis Lazar with two seconds left to preserve the win. He just continues to excel and is one of fantasy's best twinetenders because of the volume of starts he gets and his pure puck-stopping skill. He's won five of his past six starts.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Expected to be in net Thursday
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Vasilevskiy is expected to start at home against Vancouver on Thursday, per Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site.
Vasilevskiy has a 17-10-1 record, 2.47 GAA and .918 save percentage in 28 starts this season. He's going through a bit of a rough patch after surrendering nine goals on 74 shots over his last three games. The Canucks have lost five of their last six contests, bringing their record down to 17-20-3.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Pockets 17th win
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Vasilevskiy made 21 saves in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
The 28-year-old netminder didn't have his sharpest performance, but the Lightning offense gave him plenty of leeway. Vasilevskiy hasn't allowed more than three goals in a game since late November, and his 17 wins ranks comfortably in the NHL's top 10, although well behind league leader Linus Ullmark's 22.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Expected to face Blue Jackets
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Vasilevskiy is expected to guard the home net against Columbus on Tuesday, according to Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site.
Vasilevskiy stopped 16 of 19 shots in a 4-2 loss to Winnipeg on Friday. He's 16-10-1 with a 2.45 GAA and .919 save percentage in 27 contests in 2022-23. The Blue Jackets have the 30th-ranked offense with 2.54 goals per game.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Makes just 16 saves vs. Winnipeg
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Vasilevskiy (illness) stopped 16 of 19 shots in a 4-2 loss to Winnipeg on Friday.
Vasilevskiy was a game-time decision because of the illness. Two of the three goals he surrendered were netted while Winnipeg was on the power play, and the Jets final marker was scored on an empty net. Vasilevskiy dropped to 16-10-1 with a 2.45 GAA and .919 save percentage in 27 games this season. He had won his previous three starts while allowing just five goals on 103 shots.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Set to start Friday
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Vasilevskiy (illness) is slated to guard the road net against Winnipeg on Friday, according to Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site
Vasilevskiy was initially expected to start Wednesday versus Minnesota, but he ended up serving as the backup instead because of the illness. He's won his last three games, brining him up to 16-9-1 with a 2.42 GAA and .921 save percentage in 26 contests this season. The Jets are on a three-game winning streak, pushing them up to 24-13-1.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Game-time decision Friday
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Vasilevskiy (illness) will be a game-time decision against Winnipeg on Friday, Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida reports.
Vasilevskiy got through morning skate Friday, and that was a good sign, but while he was the first goaltender off the ice, coach Jon Cooper will still wait to make a decision on whether Vasilevskiy or Brian Elliott will get the start. Vasilevskiy has won his last three starts and is 16-9-1 with a 2.42 GAA and a .921 save percentage this season.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Serving as backup due to illness
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Vasilevskiy, who was initially slated to start Wednesday, will instead serve as the backup goaltender on the road against MInnsota because of an illness, per Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site.
Vasilevskiy had been previously cited as the starter by the Lightning in a since-deleted tweet. With the 28-year-old battling an illness, Tampa Bay has opted to start Brian Elliott for the second time in as many days. Vasilevskiy has a 16-9-1 record, 2.42 GAA and .921 save percentage in 26 contests.
