Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Lightning's loss in Washington last Friday. Vasilevskiy was 4-4-1 with a 2.92 GAA and .902 SV% in nine starts in November, not exactly what you paid for when you drafted him as the first goalie this fall. A road matchup vs. Nashville is far from an ideal setup but it's hard to bench your horses, so start him and hope things start to turn.
Vasilevskiy stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Lightning's win over the Sabres on Monday. Vasilevskiy's season is turning around, as he's now won four of his last six starts while posting a 2.36 GAA and .919 SV%. In his first start against the Blues, Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 33 shots in a 3-1 loss.
Vasilevskiy stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Lightning's win over the Sabres on Monday. Vasilevskiy's season is turning around, as he's now won four of his last six starts while posting a 2.36 GAA and .919 SV%. In his first start against the Blues, Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 33 shots in a 3-1 loss.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Lightning's win over the Ducks on Saturday. With the victory, Vasilevskiy became the franchise leader in wins with 132. The win also snapped a two-game losing skid for Vasilevskiy, who is 3-2-0 with a .915 SV% in his last five outings. Tonight he faces the Sabres for the second time this season, he stopped 20 of 22 in a 3-2 win during their Global Series in Sweden.
Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Lightning's win over the Rangers on Thursday. Vaislevksiy has won two in a row and enters play at 7-4-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .902 SV% on the season. Those are very un-Vasilevskiy-like but he appears to be settling into a groove. Saturday's matchup comes against a Jets team that is struggling to find offence consistently, so make sure Vasilevskiy is active in all formats.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Lightning's win over the Sabres in Sweden. It's been nearly one week since his last start, so Vasilskiy is well-rested coming into Thursday's matchup vs. the Rangers. New York has rarely played on the road early in the season but is 3-2-0 while scoring 2.80 goals per game outside of Madison Square Garden.
Vasilevskiy gave up four goals on 25 shots in the Lightning's loss to the Islanders last Saturday. He has looked very un-Vasilevskiy in his last four appearances, going 1-3-0 with a 3.82 GAA and .884 SV%. Today he faces the Sabres in Sweden, a team he is 3-0-1 against in the last two seasons and a team that is 17th goal-scoring (2.93 GF/gm) and 22nd in shots on goal (30.0 SOG/gm).
Vasilevskiy gave up three goals on 41 shots in the Lightning's loss in New York on Tuesday. Curtis McElhinney got the nod the following night, so Vasilevskiy will close Tampa Bay's week out with a start in Brooklyn. He hasn't been all that impressive yet, going 4-2-0 with a. 2.98 GAA and. 911 SV% in his last six outings.
Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 39 shots in the Lightning's win over the Penguins last Wednesday. Curtis McElhinney starts on Saturday, giving Vasilevskiy nearly an entire week of rest prior to tonight's outing in New York. The Rangers have lost six of their last seven and Vasilevskiy is 3-1-0 with a .913 SV% on the road so far. Suffice it to say that he's a must-start on Tuesday.
Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 24 shots in the Lightning's 6-2 loss to the Avalanche last Saturday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Vasilevskiy, who is 4-2-0 with a 3.15 GAA and .899 SV% on the season. Tonight he faces the Penguins, who are on the tail-end of a back-to-back. They were shutout (3-0) in their first back-to-back set.
Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 37 shots in the Lightning’s shootout win in Boston on Thursday. Vasilevskiy has won three straight while allowing just seven goals on 99 shots (.929 SV%). Overall, he has won four of his first five outings and is a great option against an Avalanche team on the second leg of a back-to-back with a goalie making his fourth career NHL start.
Vasilevskiy stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Lightning’s win in Montreal on Tuesday. It was Vasilevskiy’s best outing of the young season and moved him to 3-1-0 with a 2.53 GAA and .921 SV% in four starts. Tonight he faces the Bruins in an Atlantic Division clash. He only faced Boston once last season (a 5-4 win) but they provide a stiff test, even without David Krejci on the second line.
Vasilevskiy stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Lightning’s win in Montreal on Tuesday. It was Vasilevskiy’s best outing of the young season and moved him to 3-1-0 with a 2.53 GAA and .921 SV% in four starts. Tonight he faces the Bruins in an Atlantic Division clash. He only faced Boston once last season (a 5-4 win) but they provide a stiff test, even without David Krejci on the second line.
Vasilevskiy surrendered three goals on 28 shots in the Lightning’s win in Toronto last Thursday. Curtis McElhinney has started two of the last three games, so there’s no surprise that they will go with Vasilevskiy in Montreal. The 25-year-old has won two of his first three starts and was 3-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA, .935 SV% and one shutout vs. the Canadiens last season.
Vasilevskiy gave up four goals on 28 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Florida last Saturday. Curtis McElhinney made his season debut on Sunday, so Vasilevskiy comes into Thursday’s game very well-rested. The 25-year-old was 16-4-2 with a 2.48 GAA, .923 SV% and three shutouts on the road last year and was 3-1-0 with a 1.77 GAA and .949 SV% vs. the Maple Leafs.
Vasilevskiy stopped 35 of 37 shots in the Lightning’s 5-2 win over the Panthers on Thursday. It was just another day at the office for the 25-year-old net minder, who was tied for sixth in the NHL in SV% (.925) last season. Vasilevskiy is 5-1-0 against the Panthers over his last six starts, so roll him out with confidence tonight.
Vasilevskiy will begin his Vezina Trophy defence with an opening start vs. the Panthers. Vasilevskiy is the favourite to lead the NHL in wins this season, after doing so each of the last two seasons. In those two years, Vasilevskiy posted a 2.52 GAA and .922 SV%. He stopped 42 of 43 shots in a 2-1 shootout win in the opener vs. Florida last season.