Last night the Tampa Bay Lightning shut down the Dallas Stars in their long-awaited first game since the last year’s Stanley Cup Final. The Stars offense wasn’t particularly dangerous as they generated just 0.67 xGF% at 5v5 and Andrei Vasilevsky faced only 20 shots in all situations. That was enough for the Lightning goaltender to record his second shut out of the season. Both shutouts were recorded during this week in two consecutive starts for Vasilevskiy.
As Vasilevskiy has proven over his career with the Lightning, his performance has always been key for the overall success of the team.