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Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off of the ice for the Lightning.

Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Jets on March 14th. Vasilevskiy has gone 6-4-1 with a 2.35 GAA and .918 SV% in 11 starts and two relief appearances this season. Tonight he will start against a Panthers team who have won five of his last seven starts.

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Vasilevskiy gets the nod on Saturday vs. Winnipeg.

Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 35 shots in the Lightning’s 5-4 win over the Stars last Saturday. Tonight will be his one start of the week, that he is expected to get for the remainder of the season. He has won each of his last two starts while stopping 59 of 63 shots (.937 SV%). He has never faced the Jets and has never lost at home—3-0-0 / 2.02 GAA / .934 SV%.

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Vasilevskiy will starts Saturday vs. the Stars.

Vasilevskiy stopped all 28 shots that he faced to earn his first career shutout on Tuesday vs. Buffalo. It was a big milestone for the 20-year-old who will continue to see starts down the stretch to keep Ben Bishop fresh. Tonight he will take on a Dallas team who may not play a lot of defence, but can score with the best of em.

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Vasilevskiy will get 1-2 starts per week the rest of the season.

The Lightning want to make sure that Ben Bishop is mentally and physically ready for the playoffs, so they will give Vasilevskiy at least one start every week for the rest of the season. With 20 games left, he is looking at 6-10 starts the remainder of the way, making him a strong goalie add.

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Girgensons left Tuesday’s game with a foot injury and did not return.

Girgensons took a James Wisniewski slap-shot off of his right foot and was forced to leave the ice and did not return. It did not appear that Girgensons was able to put any weight on the foot, which is obviously not a good sign. Coach Ted Nolan is concerned that Girgensons injury could end his season, but he will await the official word from the Sabres medical staff.

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Vasilevskiy will start game-two of the Lightning's back-to-back.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Lightning’s 3-2 loss in Los Angeles on Monday. Vasilevskiy is 1-1-1 with a 2.50 GAA and .918 SV% in three starts and two relief appearances in February. Tonight he faces an Avalanche team who have won three of their last four while scoring 3.50 goals per game.

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Vasilevskiy confirmed that he will start tonight in Los Angeles.

Vasilevskiy stopped all nine shots that he faced after taking over for Ben Bishop last Thursday. Since being recalled he is 1-0-1 with a 2.30 GAA and .926 SV% in two starts and two relief appearances. Tonight, he will face a Kings team, who was struggling, but has managed to rattle off four straight wins.

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Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off of the ice at the Lightning's morning skate.

Vasilevskiy stopped all nine shots that he faced after taking over for Ben Bishop last Thursday. Since being recalled he is 1-0-1 with a 2.30 GAA and .926 SV% in two starts and two relief appearances. Tonight it looks like he will face a Kings team, who was struggling, but has managed to rattle off four straight wins.

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Vasilevskiy will be in goal in Nashville.

Vasilevskiy stopped 19 of 20 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s loss to the Kings on Friday. Since being recalled he has stopped 52 of 56 shots (.929 SV%). He draws a very difficult matchup against the NHL’s top team—Vasilevskiy has gone 3-1-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .941 SV% on the road.

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Bishop will start on Saturday; Vasilevskiy likely for Sunday.

Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 20 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s loss to the Kings last night. He has been great in six NHL appearances, going 4-1-0 with a 1.96 GAA and .934 SV% this season. It will be tough to expect big things out of him today with the Ducks in town.

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Vasilevskiy will be in goal against Dallas.

Vasilevskiy went 3-1-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .937 SV% in four games during his recall in late December. He impressed in that short stint, which forced the Lightning to put the struggling Evgeni Nabokov on waivers. Vasilevskiy will get his first NHL start since December 31st, but has a tough matchup with the NHL’s second highest scoring team on the schedule.

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The Lightning recalled Andrei Vasilevskiy from Syracuse (AHL) on Sunday.

Vasilevskiy, 20, has gone 14-5-5 with a 2.38 GAA and .919 SV% with Syracuse this season. He was excellent in his brief stint with the Lightning earlier in the year, going 3-1-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .937 SV%. The Lightning placed Evgeni Nabokov on waivers to make room for the young net minder.

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