Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy had back surgery to address a lumbar disc herniation, the team announced Thursday. Here’s what you need to know: The Athletic’s instant analysis ...

Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy made his season debut Friday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Vasilevskiy made 22 saves en route to the Lightning’s 8-2 win over the Hurricanes.

After spending the last 6 months in the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program Patrik Laine is cleared to return to action this coming season. With the 26 year-old looking for a fresh start elsewhere ...

Montreal Canadiens winger Patrik Laine (upper body) will not play in Game 5 against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. An upper-body injury will keep him sidelined for a third straight game.

FILE - Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy makes a save against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the third period of Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Tuesday, April 18 ...

TAMPA — Andrei Vasilevskiy prefers to look ahead, even though his resume is already full of accomplishments that will land him in the Hockey Hall of Fame when he eventually hangs up his gear.

That's not all on social teams—one time Mikhail Sergachev told me Andrei Vasilevskiy arrives at the rink too early for the paparazzi. ... Patrik Laine Previously: No. 1.

Vasilevskiy had led the league in wins every season from 2017-18 to 2021-22 and won the Vezina Trophy as top goaltender in 2018-19, picking up 39 of the Lightning's then-record-tying 62 victories.

Vasilevskiy said this week that Ovechkin sometimes mixes in comments to the goalie midgame to mess with his focus, an area that has to be at its peak against an offensive talent such as Ovechkin.

Vasilevskiy made 28 saves in a 4-3 shootout win over Montreal on Saturday. He found himself down 2-0 by the 14:34 mark of the first period. Vasilevskiy buckled down until early in the third when ...

Andrei Vasilevskiy is the Lightning's not-so-secret weapon in the postseason. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ] Finding an early playoff rhythm was a struggle last postseason for Vasilevskiy.

Andrei Vasilevskiy is expected to be out 10 weeks for the Tampa Bay Lightning after having back surgery Thursday. The goalie had a successful microdiscectomy to address a lumbar disk herniation.