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Tampa Bay Lightning News
Vasilevskiy will start Thursday vs. the Red Wings.

Vasilevskiy surrendered four goals on 29 shots in the Lightning’s overtime win over the Blackhawks on Monday. He has won his last two starts while stopping 54 of 59 shots (.915 SV%). One of those wins came against the Red Wings, who he will face again tonight—he is 2-0-0 with a 1.08 GAA and .962 SV% against Detroit this season.

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Vasilevskiy leads the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.

Vasilevskiy stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Lightning’s OT win in Detroit on Friday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Vasilevkskiy, who will go for his 19th win of the season tonight. He is 6-3-1- with a 2.28 GAA and .929 SV% in his last 10 starts and won his first start against the Blackhawks.

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Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off of the ice.

Vasilevskiy stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Lightning’s OT win in Detroit on Friday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Vasilevkskiy, who will go for his 19th win of the season tonight. He is 6-3-1- with a 2.28 GAA and .929 SV% in his last 10 starts and won his first start against the Blackhawks.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off of the ice.

Rask allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Bruins’ loss in Toronto last night. Rask is expected to start again in another pivotal matchup with the Senators. Rask is 3-4-0 with a 2.68 GAA and .904 SV% in March. The 30-year-old is 0-2-0 with a 3.07 GAA and .889 SV% in his first two starts against Ottawa.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy will start Thursday vs. the Maple Leafs.

Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 32 shots in the Lightning’s win in Ottawa on Tuesday. Vasilevskiy continues to roll, having won six of his last seven (6-0-1) while posting a 1.38 GAA and .958 SV%. Tonight he faces the Maple Leafs for the second time this season—he made 32 saves in a 3-2 OT loss in the first.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy will start Saturday vs. the Panthers.

Vasilevskiy stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Wild on Thursday. Vasilevskiy has gone 4-0-1 with a 1.36 GAA and .959 SV% since Ben Bishop was traded to Los Angeles. In his first start vs. the Panthers, Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots in a 2-1 overtime loss.

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Vasilevskiy will start Thursday vs. the Wild.

Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 34 shots in the Lightnings’ overtime loss to the Rangers on Monday. Since Ben Bishop was traded, Vasilevskiy has gone 3-0-1 while allowing just six goals on 137 shots (.956 SV%). The 22-year-old has been excellent as Tampa Bay’s No.1 and tonight he faces the Wild for the second time—he stopped 37 of 38 shots in a 2-1 shootout loss in the first meeting.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
The Rangers have recalled Brandon Halverson from Greenville (ECHL) on an emergency basis.

Halverson, 20, was a second round pick (No.59 overall) in 2014 and turned pro this season after spending three years with Sault Ste. Marie (OHL). Halverson has gone 9-14-0 with a 3.40 GAA and .886 SV% in 24 games with Hartford (AHL) and 3-1-0 with a 1.70 GAA and .943 SV% in four games with the Swamp Rabbits. He will serve as Antti Raanta’s backup with Henrik Lundqvist (lower-body) day-to-day.

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