Philadelphia Flyers head coach Alain Vigno appreciated the performance of Russian Tampa Bay Lightning goalkeeper Andrey Vasilevsky in the NHL regular season match.
Philadelphia lost 0-4 to Tampa. Vasilevsky, 27, saved 34 shots and was named the second star of the day in the NHL.
– There is no doubt that now he is the best goalkeeper in the world. He has won two Stanley Cups. He wants to play every match. Excellent dimensions, incredible performance and dedication. Right now Vasilevsky is the standard of goalkeeper's game, – the press service of the NHL quotes Vigno.
Tampa's Canadian forward Steven Stamkos is the star of the day. In the match with the Flyers, he scored 3 points (1 + 2).
- Tampa goalkeeper Vasilevsky defended zero in a winning match against Philadelphia
- Vasilevsky – the first star of the match “Tampa” – “Philadelphia”
- Vasilevsky named the second star of the day in the NHL