TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy and forward Tye McGinn from the Syracuse Crunch today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. In addition, Tampa Bay has reassigned forward Jonathan Marchessault and goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis to the Crunch.
Vasilevskiy, 21, appeared in two games with the Crunch this past week during a conditioning assignment, winning both while making 56 saves on 58 shots. He made 27 saves on 28 shots on Friday night in the Crunch’s 4-1 win against the Hershey Bears. The 6-foot-3, 212 pound goaltender has played in 27 career AHL games, all with the Crunch, during the previous two seasons, compiling a record of 16-6-5.