The NHL named Andrei Vasilevskiy the third star of January. The Russian goaltender posted an impressive 9-0-1 record in the previous month, recording a .948 save percentage and 1.58 goals per game. In terms of advanced stats he also belongs to the top of the league: he’s the second in the league with 6.71 GSAA and sixth with 3.78 GSAx at even strength over the last month according to Evolving-hockey.com.
It’s very relieving to see Vasilevskiy returning to his las season’s form. His lack of confidence was the main reason for the Lightning’s slow start to the season.