Andrei Vasilevskiy was back in action Thursday after missing a game with an illness. Now, backup Jonas Johansson is sidelined.

Vasilevskiy cleared a puck from behind his net to rookie forward Gage Goncalves on the right side of the defensive zone, who vaulted a backhand pass to Hagel just before center ice.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots, Brandon Hagel scored two goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0.

After struggling to convert scoring changes, Tampa Bay has just 1 goal through the first 2 periods but makes it stick.

When Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy trudges down the tunnel at Amalie Arena to begin pregame warmups, his mask appears white with only faint gray and pale blue markings. When the two-time Stanley Cup champion netminder hits the ice, that’s when the magic begins.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Andrei Vasilevskiy for fantasy hockey. According to Benjamin Pierce of the Tampa Bay Lightning, goaltender Andrei

Tampa Bay snapped their two-game losing streak on Thursday night, moving ahead of the Boston Bruins in the wild-card standings.

Tomkins was recalled as Andrei Vasilevskiy (illness) will be a game-time decision versus LA on Thursday. Should Vasilevskiy be unable to go, Tomkins will back up Jonas Johansson. Tomkins was 6-8-3 with a 2.87 GAA and a .900 save percentage across 17 AHL appearances before his recall.

The NHL has unveiled its quarter-century team for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Representing the best players to have suited up for the Bolts over the past 25 years, the first team is headlined for forwards Nikita Kucherov,

The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled goaltender Matt Tomkins from the Syracuse Crunch, the team announced Thursday. Tomkins, a native of Edmonton, Alta., has spent the entire season with the Crunch, posting a record of 6-8-4 to go along with a 2.87 GAA and a .900 SP in 17 appearances.

Cam Talbot stopped nearly 30 shots in a shutout of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena.