Category: Andrei Vasilevskiy
Want to Win a Stanley Cup? Don't Platoon Goalies in the Playoffs
Matt MurrayTeams rely on 1A/1B tandems more than ever, and it works in the regular season, but history suggests flip-flopping starters in the playoffs is a bad idea.
Read moreHockey Notes On A May Sunday Morning
David Krejcifrom Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, - Alex Edler was suspended for two games after his knee-on-knee hit on Zach Hyman last month. So why not Ben Chiarot now? Why not the 20-minute Montreal defenceman, who somehow wasn’t penalized for the hit that first injured John Tavares before the...
Read morePanthers at Lightning, Game 4 of first round
Jon CooperNo. 2 Panthers at No. 3 Lightning12:30 p.m. ET; CNBC, SN, TVAS2, BSSUN, BSFLTampa Bay leads best-of-7 series, 2-1
Read moreLomberg scores in OT to lift Panthers past Lightning
Jon CooperRyan Lomberg scored on a breakaway 5:56 into overtime to cap a furious comeback and give the Florida Panthers a 6-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night in Game 3 of the first-round Central Division playoff matchup.
Read morePanthers defeat Lightning in OT in Game 3, get first win of series
CNBCTAMPA -- Ryan Lomberg scored at 5:56 of overtime to lift the Florida Panthers to a 6-5 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup First Round at Amalie Arena on Thursday.The Lightning scored five goals in the second period and led by two entering the third before the Panthers t...
Read moreDo the Lightning Have the Right Ingredients to Repeat as Stanley Cup champs?
Victor HedmanThe Bolts got healthy at the right time and look as talented as they did last season. They also have a crucial emotional motivator that has been present in other recent repeat champs.
Read moreLightning defeat Panthers in Game 2, extend series lead
Nikita KucherovSUNRISE, Fla. -- Andrei Vasilevskiy made 32 saves, and the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their lead in the best-of-7 Stanley Cup First Round with a 3-1 win against the Florida Panthers in Game 2 at BB&T Center on Tuesday.
Read moreLightning beat Panthers, head home with 2-0 series lead
Steven StamkosAndrei Vasilevskiy stopped 32 shots, Steven Stamkos and Ondrej Palat had first-period goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Central Division first-round playoff series.
Read moreLightning defeat Panthers in Game 2, extend series lead
Chicago BlackhawksTampa Bay won Game 1 5-4 on Sunday."If you want to have a long run and give yourself a chance, there are going to be times that we have to win the 5-4 game and there's going to be times you have to win the 2-1 game.Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead at 4:52 of the first period on Stamkos' goal when his pass...
Read moreBruins beat Penguins 3-1, tighten race in East Division
Malcolm SubbanPITTSBURGH (AP) - Tuukka Rask turned aside 25 shots and the Boston Bruins edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Tuesday night to tighten the playoff race in the hyper-competitive East Division. David Krejci gave the Bruins the lead with his seventh goal of the season late in the second period. ...
Read moreLightning: Odds That Each Pending UFA Gets a Contract Extension
Tampa Bay LightningAs the Tampa Bay Lightning navigate their way through the remainder of the 2020-21 regular season, let’s take a look towards the near future called the 2021 offseason.Many of their RFA’s are complementary players who will likely receive minor pay-raises if they are kept around the franchise.As the T...
Read moreFantasy hockey top 25 goalie rankings
Andrei VasilevskiyNHL.com ranks the top 25 fantasy hockey goalies for the rest of the 2020-21 season in standard leagues. For more coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy and subscribe for free to the "NHL Fantasy on Ice" podcast.
Read moreHurricanes defeat Lightning for split of back-to-back games
Dougie HamiltonTAMPA -- Alex Nedeljkovic made 26 saves for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4-1 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Tuesday.
Read moreBennett has two points in debut for Panthers in win against Lightning
Andrei VasilevskiyMontour put the Panthers ahead 1-0 at 8:41 of the first period in his second game after being acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on April 10.Mathieu Joseph made it 4-3 at 1:53 of the third period with a redirection of a shot from Hedman before Anthony Duclair scored into an empty net at 19:...
Read moreHall, Rask lead Bruins past Islanders 4-1
Washington CapitalsTaylor Hall scored his first goal for Boston and Tuukka Rask stopped 22 shots to earn his first victory since February - and 300th of his career - in the Bruins' 4-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Rask had played just once since March 7 because ...
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