Andrei Vasilevskiy News
Vasilevskiy stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Lightning's win over the Red Wings last Friday. Vasilevskiy has won four consecutive games while stopping 94 of the 101 shots (.931 SV%) that he's faced. Tonight he'll face a Nashville team that has dropped four of their last five games coming into Tuesday.
Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 16 shots in the Lightning's win over the Red Wings on Wednesday. It was an easy night for Vasilevskiy, who has now won three in a row while stopping 67 of 73 shots (.918 SV%). He should be able to make it four in a row tonight with another matchup vs. a Red Wings team that is 30th in the league in goal-scoring (1.91 GF/gm).
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Lightning's win over the Predators on Monday. Vasilevskiy has won two in a row and is 5-1-1 with a 2.14 GAA and .925 SV% in his first seven starts of the season. Even with Curtis McElhinney back, Vasilevskiy will make his eighth consecutive start on Wednesday. He draws an outstanding matchup with the Red Wings in town, having one just two of their first eight games (2-6-2).