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Stamkos’ third-period goal leads Lightning to victory over the Minnesota Wild

On a night where the Tampa Bay Lightning honored future hall of famer Steven Stamkos for his 500 career goals, fellow future hall of famer Andrei Vasilevskiy made 34 stops to pick up his 250th career win in just his 399th appearance as the Lightning defeated the Minnesota Wild, 4-2. Stamkos had the game-winning goal, while Corey Perry scored twice in the second period. Nikita Kucherov sealed the win with an empty net goal late in the game.

Vasilevskiy joins Montreal Canadiens legend Ken Dryden as the only goaltenders in league history to hit the 250 victory mark in less than 400 career games (although Vasy cut it a bit close).