Every April, sixteen teams enter the Stanley Cup Playoffs with one goal in mind, which is to etch their name into NHL history on the Stanley Cup. Some enter the postseason hot and ready, while some barely make it and are just getting warmed up.
Andrei Vasilevskiy and Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning were named “best of” in two categories of voting conducted by the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA).
Andrei Vasilevskiy has been recognized by his peers. As part of the NHL Players’ Association’s annual player poll, the Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender has been voted as the league’s best overall netminder, receiving more than 31 percent of the 636 votes cast.
How many of the yearly leaders in NHL goals since the 1990-91 season can you name in five minutes?
It’s a crucial game Wednesday night for the Toronto Maple Leafs in pursuit of their first ever Atlantic Division title, as they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on the tail end of a back-to-back in the Sunshine State.
Playing with urgency and desperation, the New York Rangers pumped 40 shots on goal against Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
Jake Guentzel netted even-strength and power-play goals, goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy tied for the league lead with his sixth shutout, and the Tampa Bay Lightning gained redemption by walloping the visiting Utah Hockey Club 8-0 on Thursday night.
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is on his way to having his best NHL season yet. Can anyone overcome him in the Vezina Trophy chase?
Nikita Kucherov netted an unassisted first-period breakaway goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made it stand with 21 saves, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rebounded from a loss in Philadelphia four days earlier with a 2-0 of the visiting Flyers on Monday.
While Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is the consensus pick for the Vezina Trophy this year, another masked man has been exceptional this season.
Riding an eight-game winning streak, the Tampa Bay Lightning look like they're back in championship form, and so does star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded his fourth shutout, Brandon Hagel notched a goal and an assist, and the hot Tampa Bay Lightning extended their season-best winning streak to seven games in a 3-0 blanking of the visiting Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
The Tampa Bay Lightning continue to roll with their seventh straight victory by a score of 3-0 over the Calgary Flames. The Lightning improved their home record to 21-7-2 on the season Thursday night.
Don’t look now, but the Tampa Bay Lightning are starting to make some noise. After a bumpy start to the 2024-25 season, the Bolts are picking up steam with the NHL Trade Deadline a little over a week away and are quietly becoming a contender out of the Atlantic Division.
The Lightning returned to the ice with a victory. That’s cool. Lightning beat Kraken (again), 4-1 [Raw Charge] Andrei Vasilevskiy did not miss a beat, and while it took awhile for the offense to get going, the Bolts found their game and put the Kraken away late.
The Tampa Bay Lightning hope to pick up where they left off before the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Winners of an Eastern Conference-high four straight games, the Lightning will re-start their season on Sunday evening by hosting the Seattle Kraken.
Brandon Hagel scored twice in a three-point outing, Andrei Vasilevskiy notched his third shutout this season and the Tampa Bay Lightning blanked the visiting Los Angeles Kings 3-0 on Thursday night.
The Lightning netminder has been a model of consistency since being originally selected in the first round of the 2012 NHL Draft.
The Tampa Bay Lightning took down the Washington Capitals 3-0 on Saturday night. The top performer was goalie Andrei Vasilesvkiy who saved all 32 shots on goal to earn his first shutout of the season and the first star of the game.
The Toronto Maple Leafs played arguably their best hockey game of the season against a good team that they’ve proven they can show up against. After falling in a close game against the New York Rangers at home on Saturday night, the Leafs gave their fans something to cheer about with a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
It was a rollercoaster night for Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy during the team’s matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Before the game, Vasilevskiy playfully sprayed Toronto defenseman Morgan Rielly with snow during warmups, but things took a drastic turn once the puck dropped.
With the Tampa Bay Lightning getting a few days off, it’s the perfect time to do a player check-in. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy has played 21 games since his return from back surgery – officially catching up to fill-in and backup goalie Jonas Johansson.
We went light on hockey over this past holiday week, but we're back in the market in the new year. Rather than focus on players, my focus will instead be on a few teams delivering on some goals.
We had a down night yesterday, but we're back into the mix here, staying away from the SGPs tonight and instead focusing on a pair of straights on superstars stepping up.
Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy was temporarily distracted during his postgame interview Monday night after someone in the locker room farted.
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