The Latest Breaking News from Andrei Vasilevskiy

The Florida Panthers’ postseason hopes were teetering, their top two centers were injured and out of the lineup, and the looming specter of the Friday trade deadline left them at a pivotal moment in their season, so, of course, all they did Tuesday was traveling across the state to face…

DETROIT — The Red Wings' surge up the standings hit a roadblock Saturday named Andrei Vasilevskiy.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning started slowly Tuesday night, but when they found their game, the goals came with a flurry.

LAS VEGAS — Michael Amadio didn’t even get an assist for starting one of the prettiest plays of the Las Vegas Golden Knights’ season.

DENVER — The only way the Lightning will see the Avalanche again after Tuesday night will be in the Stanley Cup final, but the two teams have gotten familiar with each other over the past week.

The Lightning built off the momentum of Thursday’s shutout home win over the Avalanche, starting a challenging four-game road trip by beating the Central Division-leading Stars.

SUNRISE, Fla. — The past two seasons, the Lightning spent the second half of the regular season jostling with the Panthers for playoff positioning near the top of the Atlantic Division.

TAMPA, Fla. — Early this season, Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy needed a change. After years of committing himself to an extensive preparation regimen that helped turn him into arguably the best netminder in the world, Vasilevskiy felt like he needed to pull back a bit.

TAMPA, Fla. — About an hour and a half before the puck dropped Saturday night, Jon Cooper had a concern. The Lightning coach was thrilled with how his team had played in beating the NHL-leading Bruins on Thursday night, and he was happy with how his players had stepped up…

TAMPA, Fla. — When the Lightning last played the Wild three weeks ago, they were the victims of a few bad bounces that wound up in their net, resulting in a four-goal loss in Minnesota.

The Lightning’s longest road trip of the season started out with promise before the team faded in its final two games in western Canada.