The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?
Three of the best goaltenders in the NHL are up for one of the league’s top individual awards. On Monday, the NHL announced that Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, Los Angeles Kings netminder Darcy Kuemper and Tampa Bay Lightning backstop Andrei Vasilevskiy are the finalists for the Vezina Trophy as the league’s best goalie.
Connor Hellebuyck of the Jets, Darcy Kuemper of the Kings and Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Lightning have been selected as the NHL’s Vezina Trophy finalists as the league’s top goaltender for the 2024-25 season, the league announced Monday.
Every April, sixteen teams enter the Stanley Cup Playoffs with one goal in mind, which is to etch their name into NHL history on the Stanley Cup. Some enter the postseason hot and ready, while some barely make it and are just getting warmed up.
Andrei Vasilevskiy and Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning were named “best of” in two categories of voting conducted by the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA).
Andrei Vasilevskiy has been recognized by his peers. As part of the NHL Players’ Association’s annual player poll, the Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender has been voted as the league’s best overall netminder, receiving more than 31 percent of the 636 votes cast.
It’s a crucial game Wednesday night for the Toronto Maple Leafs in pursuit of their first ever Atlantic Division title, as they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on the tail end of a back-to-back in the Sunshine State.
Playing with urgency and desperation, the New York Rangers pumped 40 shots on goal against Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
Jake Guentzel netted even-strength and power-play goals, goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy tied for the league lead with his sixth shutout, and the Tampa Bay Lightning gained redemption by walloping the visiting Utah Hockey Club 8-0 on Thursday night.
Nikita Kucherov netted an unassisted first-period breakaway goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made it stand with 21 saves, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rebounded from a loss in Philadelphia four days earlier with a 2-0 of the visiting Flyers on Monday.
While Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is the consensus pick for the Vezina Trophy this year, another masked man has been exceptional this season.
Riding an eight-game winning streak, the Tampa Bay Lightning look like they're back in championship form, and so does star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy.
For once, we didn’t jinx the Tampa Bay Lightning by waxing poetically about the play of Andrei Vasilevskiy in our preview this morning. The Bolts netminder continued his stellar play as he posted a 27-save shutout against the Calgary Flames as the Lightning ended their home stand with a 3-0 win.
Don’t look now, but the Tampa Bay Lightning are starting to make some noise. After a bumpy start to the 2024-25 season, the Bolts are picking up steam with the NHL Trade Deadline a little over a week away and are quietly becoming a contender out of the Atlantic Division.
The Tampa Bay Lightning hope to pick up where they left off before the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Winners of an Eastern Conference-high four straight games, the Lightning will re-start their season on Sunday evening by hosting the Seattle Kraken.
The Toronto Maple Leafs played arguably their best hockey game of the season against a good team that they’ve proven they can show up against. After falling in a close game against the New York Rangers at home on Saturday night, the Leafs gave their fans something to cheer about with a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
It was a rollercoaster night for Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy during the team’s matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Before the game, Vasilevskiy playfully sprayed Toronto defenseman Morgan Rielly with snow during warmups, but things took a drastic turn once the puck dropped.
With the Tampa Bay Lightning getting a few days off, it’s the perfect time to do a player check-in. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy has played 21 games since his return from back surgery – officially catching up to fill-in and backup goalie Jonas Johansson.
We went light on hockey over this past holiday week, but we're back in the market in the new year. Rather than focus on players, my focus will instead be on a few teams delivering on some goals.
We had a down night yesterday, but we're back into the mix here, staying away from the SGPs tonight and instead focusing on a pair of straights on superstars stepping up.
Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy was temporarily distracted during his postgame interview Monday night after someone in the locker room farted.