Lightning run ends with unfinished business. COL-2TB-1 Colorado wins the series 4-2. Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 30 shots for the loss. Maybe could’ve done better on the Lehkonen goal, but honestly the team in front of him has to give him more than one goal of support. First Period3:48 TB Stamkos (11), (Palat) … Read more
A historic tipping point? TB-3COL-2 Colorado Leads the Series 3-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals 37 shots for the victory. He played well again tonight. He still has not played his best game in this series, though, and that’d give me sleepless nights if I were Tampa Bay’s opponent. First Period15:23 TB Rutta (1), (Perry, … Read more
Tampa Bay’s luck runs out. COL-3TB-2 (OT) Colorado Leads the Series 3-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 38 shots for the loss. If there were any justice in the world he’d have gotten the win, but Colorado got two of their goals on some puck luck and the rest is history. First Period0:36 TB … Read more
Not dead yet. Very much alive. COL-2TB-6 Colorado Leads the Series 2-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 39 shots for the victory. He’ll want that second goal by Landeskog back, but I think that Third Period keeping a clean sheet against Colorado with score effects may help get him in a little groove now. … Read more
Embarrassing. TB-0COL-7 Colorado Lead the Series 2-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed seven goals on 31 shots for the loss. A lot is going to be made about a handful of soft goals, but the fact remains the Lightning only managed 17 shots on goal in front of Andrei. This was a team loss, pure and simple. … Read more
Lightning nearly steal Game One despite not having their A game. TB-3COL-4 (OT) Colorado Leads the Series 1-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 38 shots for the loss. The first two goals he allowed through him were very soft, but he got much stronger as the game progressed. I can’t fault him on the … Read more
Tampa Bay is four wins away from earning their spot on the NHL’s Mount Rushmore of greatest all-time teams. NYR-1TB-2 Tampa Bay Wins the Series 4-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 21 shots. Didn’t have a lot to do tonight, but made at least one ten bell stop in the Third Period to help … Read more
Buildings don’t win games. TB-3NYR-1 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 3-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 25 shots for the victory. He allowed a bit of a softie, but it was lockdown otherwise. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period10:29 NYR Lindgren (2), (unassisted)17:34 TB Sergachev (1), (unassisted) Third Period18:10 TB Palat (8), (Sergachev, Hedman)19:01 TB … Read more
Lightning even the series and fully tilt momentum in their favor. NYR-1TB-4 Series Tied 2-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 35 shots for the victory. The Lightning played really well in front of him, but full marks to Andrei for making sure he didn’t give New York any oxygen to build off of in … Read more
The tipping point? NYR-2TB-3 New York Leads the Series 2-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 30 shots for the victory. After looking not himself for the first two games of the series, today was the first time he outplayed Shesterkin en route to helping the Lightning climb back into the series. First PeriodNO SCORING … Read more