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

Lightning against the ropes as the scene switches to Tampa. TB-2NYR-3 New York Leads the Series 2-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 28 shots for the loss. He was shaky and he wasn’t good enough tonight. Period. There was at least one soft goal in the three and that ended up being the margin. … Read more

Unfocused Lightning embarrass themselves to start ECF. TB-2NYR-6 New York Leads the Series 1-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 34 shots for the loss. He wasn’t sharp tonight, but only one of the six goals was really one he should’ve gotten. First Period1:11 NYR Kreider (9), (Zibanejad, Vatrano)7:18 TB Stamkos (5), (Rutta, Cirelli) Second … Read more

All that (stripper) glitters is not goals for Sunrise. FLA-0TB-2 Tampa Bay Sweeps the Series 4-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 49 shots he faced for the shutout victory. They could’ve thrown 100 at him and they’d still get a goose egg. First PeriodNO SCORING Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period6:16 TB Maroon (2), (Bogosian)19:37 TB Palat … Read more