The life of a back-up goaltender is never fun. You’re expected to be competitive whenever you play despite not seeing live game action for weeks at a time. Being Andrei Vasilevskiy’s back-up can be even more of a struggle considering Vasy’s desire to play every game possible. So, credit to Jonas Johansson for putting in a strong start after not seeing the ice since New Year’s Eve. The Swedish goaltender stopped 27 of 28 shots to back the Lightning to a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
It was a tale of quality versus quantity for the Lightning fifth-straight victory.