The losing goaltender earned a star of the game? Yes. Vasilevskiy kept the Lightning in the game for the whole 60 minutes. He saved 27 out of 29 shots faced and didn’t allow a goal in the second period. With a high-powered offense like Tampa Bay’s, Vasilevskiy made sure that even if his team was struggling to tickle the twine, that they still had an opportunity to win the game.
Second Star of the Game- Jason Zucker MIN
Zucker had himself a night, netting a hat trick. Everything went well for the winger. Against an elite-level goaltender like Vasilevskiy, you usually don’t get many opportunities to find the back of the net, not to mention three separate times, but it was done tonight.