Vasilevskiy stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Lightning’s 2-1 win over the Islanders in Game 2. Vasilevskiy is red-hot at the moment, having won six in a row while stopping 168 of the 178 shots (.944 SV%) that he’s faced. Even without Brayden Point and Alex Killorn, the Lightning are still favourites in tonight’s game, making Vasilevskiy and solid DFS play.
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Vasilevskiy went 2-1 while allowing seven goals on 89 shots (.921 SV%) in the Lightning's three round-robin games. It was a strong start to the restart for Vasilevskiy, who will be looking for revenge after playing poorly in last year's four-game sweep by Columbus--he allowed 15 goals on 104 shots (.856 SV%) in that series.
Vasilevskiy will start the Lightning's first round-robin game after leading the NHL with 35 wins and posting a 2.56 GAA and .917 SV% in the regular season. As good as he was throughout the season, he struggled against the Capitals, giving up eight goals on 68 shots (.882 SV%) in two games.
Vasilevskiy gave up three goals on 38 shots in the Lightning's win in Boston on Saturday. He was given Sunday night off in Detroit, so look for Vasilevskiy to be back in the crease tonight in Toronto. He has gone 1-1-0 while giving up a combined seven goals on 51 shots (.863 SV%) in his first two starts against the Maple Leafs this season.
Vasilevskiy gave up three goals on 38 shots in the Lightning's win in Boston on Saturday. He was given Sunday night off in Detroit, so look for Vasilevskiy to be back in the crease tonight in Toronto. He has gone 1-1-0 while giving up a combined seven goals on 51 shots (.863 SV%) in his first two starts against the Maple Leafs this season.
Vasilevskiy stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Lightning's shutout win over the Canadiens on Thursday. Tonight he'll make his fourth straight start, having gone 2-1-0 with a 1.68 GAA and .943 SV% in the previous three--the loss coming against the Bruins, who he'll face again tonight. He is 2-1-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .931 SV% in his three starts against Boston this season.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Lightning's loss to the Bruins on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy has gone 1-4-0 with a 4.27 GAA and .863 SV% in his last five starts and will make his 50th start of the season tonight vs. Montreal. He has gone 3-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .948 SV% in his first three games vs. the Canadiens this season.