Tampa Bay goalie Vasilevskiy won his 66th NHL playoff victory, setting a record
Russian Tampa Bay Lightning goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevsky set a record for the most victories in the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs among European goalkeepers. Quant Hockey reports this.
In Game 4 of the Stanley Cup first-round series against the Florida Panthers, Vasilevskiy stopped 22 of 25 shots to earn his 66th career win. According to this indicator, he overtook the Czech Dominik Hasek, who held the previous record of 65 matches.
In the overall goalkeeper rating by the number of matches won in the playoffs, the Russian came in 12th place. The first 11 lines belong to goalkeepers from Canada and the USA.
Tampa Bay, thanks to Vasilevsky’s successful play in the last match, beat Florida on their ice with a score of 6:3 and reduced the gap in the series. In a best-of-four matchup, Tampa is down 1-3.
Source: Lenta
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