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Vasilevskiy stopped 22 of the 23 shots he faced during Saturday's 3-1 win over the Panthers.
This season, the NHL is finally venturing into its “tunnel walk” era after scrapping its suits-only dress code. Players are allowed to dress a little more freely according to a revision in the new CBA. And as a result, the Lightning’s player arrivals have taken on a new, wider spectrum of style.
On every game day this season, THN Fantasy will highlight players and goalies for fantasy managers to stream or roster for the rest of the season. The recommended players and goalies are rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo leagues and can be selected in standard fantasy leagues and/or for daily fantasy games.
Vasilevskiy surrendered five goals on 13 shots in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to the Rangers before getting the hook. He has a 5-5-2 record with a 2.92 GAA and an .892 save percentage through 12 appearances this season. Florida ranks 25th in the league with 2.82 goals per game this campaign.
Lightning vs. Avalanche predictions and NHL picks for Tuesday, November 4. Andrei Vasilevskiy shines as the visitors take one in Denver.
All in all, the Rangers’ home and away splits through 15 games have made handicapping analysis pretty black and white: while goals are coming more moderately, they are significantly stronger on defense, allowing 1.88 goals per game, stopping 93 percent of shots and killing penalties at an 85 percent clip.
Vasy has turned the corner after a bad start to the season. He recorded his first win Oct. 26 after starting 0-3-2, and he's put up a 5-1-0 record since. Overall, Vasilevskiy has improved his GAA to 2.64 and save percentage to .908.
Sabres' Jiri Kulich and Penguins' Filip Hallander have been diagnosed with blood clots in the past week. Are NHL players at higher risk?
Leon Draisaitl scored 19 seconds into overtime and also had two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C.
The Lightning netminder has been a model of consistency since being originally selected in the first round of the 2012 NHL Draft.