Lightning throttle Canadiens to put themselves on the precipice of becoming a dynasty. TB-6MTL-3 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 3-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 35 shots for the victory. Tonight was his worst game in a really long while. Allowed one howler and two other goals that were probably beneath his standards. And … Read more
Vasilevskiy and the Lightning manufacture a 2-0 series lead. MTL-1TB-3 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 2-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 43 shots for the victory. He didn’t run away from the media trying to cast this series as a showdown between him and future HOF’er Carey Price, and tonight he got the better … Read more
Lightning humble upstart Canadiens to set the tone. MTL-1TB-5 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 1-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 19 shots for the victory. Made his usual spate of timely saves and was only beaten by a double deflection through traffic. Hard to see Montreal beating Vasilevskiy four times if they can only … Read more
Lightning choke the life out of Islanders to advance to Stanley Cup Final. NYI-0TB-1 Tampa Bay Wins the Series 4-3 Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 18 shots he faced for his fourth straight series clinching shut out going back to last season’s Stanley Cup Final against Dallas. As good as Carey Price’s numbers have been on … Read more
Islanders survive a two goal deficit and Espo’s Rule to force Game Seven. TB-2NYI-3 (OT) Series Tied 3-3 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 28 shots for the OT loss. He didn’t look 100% settled tonight, but there weren’t any goals that were particularly soft. Still, the Lightning needed that one more situational save and … Read more
Tampa Bay opens the gates of hell on the Islanders. NYI-0TB-8 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 3-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 21 shots he faced for the shutout victory. Didn’t have a ton of work. Made what he had look pretty easy. First Period0:45 TB Stamkos (6), (Killorn, Cirelli)11:04 TB Gourde (4), (Coleman)15:27 TB Killorn … Read more
Disastrous Second Period leads to tied series. TB-2NYI-3 Series Tied 2-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 30 shots for the loss. None of the three goals were soft, but the Lightning really needed one more situational save in that Second Period to give themselves a chance. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period5:30 NYI Bailey (6), … Read more
Trotz got what he wanted and still lost. TB-2NYI-1 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 2-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 28 shots for the victory. Just another solid performance with all the big situational saves when needed. First Period10:05 TB Gourde (3), (Coleman, Cernak) Second Period17:01 NYI Clutterbuck (4), (Martin, Cizikas)19:40 TB Point (11), … Read more
Dominant Game Two performance allows the Lightning to knot the series. NYI-2TB-4 Series Tied 1-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals 26 shots for the victory. Made the key situational saves when he had to, and eventually was rewarded in the Third Period by some sweet, sweet goal support. First Period8:58 TB Point (10), (Kucherov, Savard)13:30 … Read more
Unfocused Lightning gift Islanders Game One. NYI-2TB-1 New York Leads the Series 1-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 31 shots for the loss. Generally, he played a decent game, but the second Islanders goal was soft and soft goals nearly always become the margin in a competitive hockey game. That’s a goal he simply … Read more