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Tampa Bay Lightning News
Vasilevskiy will start Saturday vs. the Canadiens.

Vasilevskiy stopped all 32 shots in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Stars on Thursday. Vasilevskiy has won three in a row while allowing seven goals on 86 shots (.919 SV%). Vasilevskiy has gone 2-0-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .918 SV% in his first two starts against the Canadiens this season.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.

Vasilevskiy gave up three goals on 22 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Flames on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy has won two in a row despite allowing combined seven goals on 54 shots (.870 SV%). In his first start against the Stars, Vasilevskiy stopped all 35 shots that he faces in a 2-0 shutout win (Jan.15).

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy will likely start Thursday vs. the Stars.

Vasilevskiy gave up three goals on 22 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Flames on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy has won two in a row despite allowing combined seven goals on 54 shots (.870 SV%). In his first start against the Stars, Vasilevskiy stopped all 35 shots that he faces in a 2-0 shutout win (Jan.15).

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Cernak (lower-body) will not play on Thursday.

Cernak will sit out for a second straight game and remains listed as day-to-day. The rookie defenseman is having a nice campaign, scoring two goals with seven assists, a plus-14 rating and 56 shots in 34 games. The Lightning obviously trust his game a lot, as he’s played over 20 minutes in each of the last five games and averages 18:33 TOI/gm for the season.

Erik Cernak
Vasilevskiy will start Thursday vs. the Blues.

Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Lightning’s shootout loss to the Golden Knights on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy has been great lately, going 3-2-1 despite posting a 1.97 GAA, .940 SV% and two shutouts in his last six starts. He has not faced the Blues this season but comes in at 12-4-1 with a 2.46 GAA, .927 SV% and one shutout on home-ice.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy will start Tuesday vs. the Golden Knights.

Vasilevskiy stopped all 36 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Islanders last Friday. Vasilevskiy ended a bit of an ugly stretch for him with the shutout and tonight he faces the Golden Knights for the second time this season. The 24-year-old allowed two goals on 31 shots in a 3-2 lead in Vegas in the first meeting (Oct.26).

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Point (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.

Point was scratched from the Lightning’s lineup in New York on Saturday but the Lightning said that it’s just a minor injury and it looks like he could be back in on Tuesday. Point has been outstanding this season, scoring 30 goals with 35 assists (65 points) in 51 games and is a must-start if he ends up playing.

Brayden Point
Vasilevskiy will start Friday against the Islanders.

Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 22 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Vasilevskiy hasn’t been great recently, losing three of his last four starts while allowing a combined 14 goals on 153 shots (.909 SV%). Vasilevskiy has allowed at least three goals in four of those five games and comes into Friday 1-1-0 with a 3.13. GAA and .906 SV% vs. the Islanders this season.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy will start Wednesday in Pittsburgh.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Sharks on January 19th. The All-Star netminder will get right back between the pipes after the break and draws a tough assignment right away. Vasilevskiy has not faced the Penguins this season but is 8-2-2 with a 2.49 GAA, .923 SV% and two shutouts on the road.

Andrei Vasilevskiy