Lightning do it again on the road. TB-2CAR-1 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 2-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy was again very solid, allowing one goal on 32 shots for the victory. He didn’t have to stand on his head as often as in Game One, but you can see the goaltending edge has been tremendous in this … Read more

Vasilevskiy, Lightning poach home ice from the ‘Canes. TB-2CAR-1 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 1-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy was completely locked in allowing one goal on 38 shots for the win. He turned aside all 15 shots he faced in the First Period, which allowed the Lightning to weather Carolina’s emotion in the series opener and … Read more

27 1/2 years later, the Lightning settle the matter against little brother down state. FLA-0TB-4 Tampa Bay Wins the Series 4-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 29 shots he faced for the SO victory. He was fantastic tonight, and by securing his first shutout six games into this postseason, he’s signaling he might have some broader … Read more

Lightning let Florida off the canvas. TB-1FLA-4 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 3-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 37 shots for the loss. He played pretty well. Tonight wasn’t his fault. First Period0:53 TB Colton (2), (Coleman, McDonagh) Second Period6:19 FLA Weegar (1), (Huberdeau, Bennett)16:55 FLA Marchment (2), (Barkov, Weegar) Third Period0:35 FLA Holmqvist … Read more

Lightning emphatically dispose of classless, dirty, trash team to take commanding lead in series. FLA-2TB-6 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 3-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 41 shots for the victory. It’ll be overshadowed by the Third Period scum baggery of the Panthers, but Vasilevskiy was the biggest difference-maker in today’s game in a … Read more

Vasilevskiy and the Lightning let Florida off the hook. FLA-6TB-5 (OT) Tampa Bay Leads the Series 2-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 47 shots for the loss. He was dreadful tonight. The tying goal in the Third Period is simply not a goal a NHL goaltender should allow on an unscreened shot from the … Read more

Veteran Lightning put upstart Panthers’ backs against the wall. TB-3FLA-1 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 2-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 33 shots for the victory. He was stronger in Game Two than in the series opener and made a few very timely saves, but I thought the team helped him with a pretty … Read more

Gritty Lightning take Florida’s best punch and steal Game One. TB-5FLA-4 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 1-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 39 shots for the victory. This wasn’t his best performance, but he made enough situational saves to keep the team in the game and allow them to pull it out for him. … Read more

Scrappy Crunch skeleton crew goes into Rochester to seal the season with a win. SYR-5ROC-3 Tyler Johnson (different dude) allowed three goals on 23 shots for the win. First Period2:13 SYR Somppi (12), (Priskie, Lohin)(PP)2:34 ROC Polino (3), (Mesch, Samuelsson)(SH)13:35 ROC Elie (10), (Gates Jr., DeSimone)(PP) Second Period15:03 SYR Bowlby (7), (Morand, Dureau) Third Period2:04 … Read more

Organization-wide power outage extends to Syracuse. SYR-0UTI-3 Spencer Martin allowed two goals on 30 shots for the loss. Can’t blame your goaltender when he doesn’t allow a thing for 45+ minutes. The goal support just wasn’t there tonight. First PeriodNO SCORING Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period5:17 UTI N. Stevens (5), (Jasek)15:30 UTI Alexandrov (3), (Jasek, … Read more