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Andrei Vasilevskiy

#88 · Goalie · Tampa Bay Lightning

Born Jul 25, 1994 in Tyumen, RUS (age 32) · 6'4", 220 lb · Catches left · Drafted 19th overall in 2012 by TBL (round 1)

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Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 2020-21

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jacob Markstrom CGY · 63 GP, 0.922 Thatcher Demko VAN · 64 GP, 0.915 Connor Hellebuyck WPG · 66 GP, 0.910 Juuse Saros NSH · 67 GP, 0.918 Alex Nedeljkovic DET · 59 GP, 0.901

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602014-15: 16 games1614-152015-16: 24 games2415-162016-17: 50 games5016-172017-18: 65 games6517-182018-19: 53 games5318-192019-20: 52 games5219-202020-21: 42 games4220-212021-22: 63 games6321-222022-23: 60 games6022-232023-24: 52 games5223-242024-25: 63 games6324-252025-26: 58 games5825-262026-27: 4 games426-27

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2014-15 TBL 16 7511 415 381 34 2.36 0.918 $925K
2015-16 TBL 24 111001 646 588 58 2.76 0.910 $925K
2016-17 TBL 50 231772 1480 1357 123 2.61 0.917 $925K
2017-18 TBL 65 441738 2075 1908 167 2.62 0.920 $3.5M
2018-19 TBL 53 391046 1713 1585 128 2.40 0.925 $3.5M
2019-20 TBL 52 351433 1605 1472 133 2.56 0.917 $3.5M
2020-21 TBL 42 311015 1237 1144 93 2.21 0.925 $9.5M
2021-22 TBL 63 391852 1868 1712 156 2.49 0.916 $9.5M
2022-23 TBL 60 342244 1875 1716 159 2.65 0.915 $9.5M
2023-24 TBL 52 302022 1477 1329 148 2.90 0.900 $9.5M
2024-25 TBL 63 382056 1716 1581 136 2.18 0.921 $9.5M
2025-26 TBL 58 391542 1483 1353 132 2.31 0.912 $9.5M
2026-27 TBL 4 2100 82 73 9 2.29 0.890 $9.5M
13 seasons Career 602 3721793942 17672 16199 1476 2.50 0.917

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2014-15 TBL 4 1100 57 51 6 3.19 0.895
2015-16 TBL 8 3400 267 247 20 2.76 0.925
2017-18 TBL 17 11600 524 481 43 2.58 0.918
2018-19 TBL 4 0400 104 89 15 3.82 0.856
2019-20 TBL 22 16601 651 604 47 1.85 0.928
2020-21 TBL 23 16705 699 655 44 1.90 0.937
2021-22 TBL 23 14901 752 693 59 2.52 0.922
2022-23 TBL 6 2400 184 161 23 3.56 0.875
2023-24 TBL 5 1400 156 140 16 3.22 0.897
2024-25 TBL 5 1400 125 109 16 3.27 0.872
2025-26 TBL 7 3401 156 140 16 2.18 0.897
11 seasons Playoffs 124 685308 3675 3370 305 2.43 0.917

2021-22 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
63 63 391852 1868 1712 156 2.49 0.916

Contract

$9.5MCap hitends in 2028, then UFA
$237KCap dollars per goal above replacement40.1 goals above replacement
$8.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.2MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 59 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Jul 29, 2019, as an extension of the contract he was on: 8 years and $76M, beginning in 2020-21. It runs through 2027-28, with 6 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2020-21 $9.5M $3.5M $8.5M $12M
2021-22 $9.5M $1M $10M $11M NMC
2022-23 $9.5M $4.5M $6.5M $11M NMC
2023-24 $9.5M $4M $5M $9M NMC
2024-25 $9.5M $5.5M $4.5M $10M NMC
2025-26 $9.5M $5M $4M $9M M-NTC
2026-27 $9.5M $5M $3M $8M M-NTC
2027-28 $9.5M $3M $3M $6M M-NTC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 29, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning Extension 2020-21 to 2027-28 8 $76M $9.5M
Jul 1, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning Extension 2017-18 to 2019-20 3 $10.5M $3.5M
May 6, 2014 Tampa Bay Lightning Entry-level 2014-15 to 2016-17 3 $4.425M $925K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2021-22 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2021-22 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+14.1Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+2.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+7.3Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-10010203040502014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones. What these numbers mean

+7.3Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
66.3Expected goals againstfrom 1,052 unblocked attempts
59Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.922Save %0.912 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 11 goalies who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. The two goals against tiles are left plain, since they follow how much he played.

Goals saved +0.31 above expected per 60 minutes73rd
Shot difficulty 6.3% chance per attempt faced36thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 11 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

0204060Game 10Game 20Expected 66.3Allowed 59

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced in these playoffs, with his net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 29, 2022 @ NYI W 6-4 W 37 33 4 0.892 60:00
Apr 26, 2022 vs CBJ W 4-1 W 21 20 1 0.952 60:00
Apr 24, 2022 @ FLA W 8-4 W 39 35 4 0.897 60:00
Apr 21, 2022 vs TOR W 8-1 W 37 36 1 0.973 60:00
Apr 19, 2022 vs DET L 3-4 L 31 27 4 0.871 57:53
Apr 14, 2022 vs ANA W 4-3 (OT) 13 10 3 0.769 30:41
Apr 12, 2022 @ DAL L 0-1 L 29 28 1 0.966 58:12
Apr 8, 2022 vs BOS L 1-2 (OT) OTL 37 35 2 0.946 63:13
Apr 6, 2022 @ WSH L 3-4 L 28 24 4 0.857 57:34
Apr 4, 2022 vs TOR L 2-6 L 39 33 6 0.846 60:00
Apr 1, 2022 vs CHI W 5-2 W 23 21 2 0.913 60:00
Mar 29, 2022 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) W 19 16 3 0.842 60:52
Mar 27, 2022 @ NYI W 4-1 W 24 23 1 0.958 60:00
Mar 24, 2022 @ BOS L 2-3 L 39 36 3 0.923 58:52
Mar 22, 2022 @ CAR L 2-3 L 41 38 3 0.927 57:47
Mar 19, 2022 vs NYR L 1-2 L 27 25 2 0.926 59:00
Mar 16, 2022 @ SEA W 4-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 60:00
Mar 13, 2022 @ VAN W 2-1 W 36 35 1 0.972 60:00
Mar 10, 2022 @ CGY L 1-4 L 32 28 4 0.875 60:00
Mar 8, 2022 @ WPG L 4-7 L 31 26 5 0.839 58:10
Mar 6, 2022 @ CHI W 6-3 W 27 24 3 0.889 59:58
Mar 3, 2022 vs PIT L 1-5 L 39 35 4 0.897 58:43
Mar 1, 2022 vs OTT W 5-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 59:44
Feb 26, 2022 @ NSH W 3-2 W 28 26 2 0.929 60:00
Feb 23, 2022 vs EDM W 5-3 W 30 27 3 0.900 60:00
Feb 15, 2022 @ NJD W 6-3 W 25 22 3 0.880 60:00
Feb 10, 2022 @ COL L 2-3 L 47 44 3 0.936 56:46
Feb 1, 2022 vs SJS W 3-2 (OT) W 21 19 2 0.905 62:45
Jan 29, 2022 vs VGK L 2-3 (SO) OTL 27 25 2 0.926 64:50
Jan 27, 2022 vs NJD W 3-2 W 33 31 2 0.939 60:00
Jan 21, 2022 @ ANA L 1-5 L 34 30 4 0.882 59:19
Jan 18, 2022 @ LAK W 6-4 W 36 32 4 0.889 60:00
Jan 15, 2022 vs DAL W 3-1 W 20 19 1 0.950 60:00
Jan 13, 2022 vs VAN W 4-2 W 26 24 2 0.923 59:57
Jan 11, 2022 @ BUF W 6-1 W 18 17 1 0.944 60:00
Jan 8, 2022 vs BOS L 2-5 L 29 25 4 0.862 58:55
Jan 6, 2022 vs CGY W 4-1 W 27 26 1 0.963 60:00
Jan 4, 2022 @ CBJ W 7-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 60:00
Jan 2, 2022 @ NYR L 0-4 L 21 17 4 0.810 59:58
Dec 21, 2021 @ VGK W 4-3 W 41 38 3 0.927 59:57
Dec 16, 2021 vs OTT W 2-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 60:00
Dec 14, 2021 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) W 30 28 2 0.933 63:18
Dec 9, 2021 @ TOR W 5-3 W 38 35 3 0.921 59:59
Dec 7, 2021 @ MTL W 3-2 W 23 21 2 0.913 59:20
Dec 4, 2021 @ BOS W 3-2 (OT) W 39 37 2 0.949 61:31
Dec 2, 2021 vs STL W 4-2 W 28 26 2 0.929 59:29
Nov 28, 2021 @ MIN L 2-4 L 36 33 3 0.917 57:08
Nov 26, 2021 vs SEA W 3-0 W, SO 17 17 0 1.000 59:43
Nov 23, 2021 vs PHI W 4-0 W, SO 34 34 0 1.000 59:37
Nov 20, 2021 vs NJD L 3-5 L 26 22 4 0.846 57:27
Nov 18, 2021 @ PHI W 4-3 (SO) W 30 27 3 0.900 65:00
Nov 15, 2021 vs NYI W 4-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 60:00
Nov 13, 2021 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) W 28 26 2 0.929 61:45
Nov 9, 2021 vs CAR L 1-2 (OT) OTL 31 29 2 0.935 63:26
Nov 4, 2021 @ TOR L 1-2 (OT) OTL 34 32 2 0.941 62:43
Nov 1, 2021 vs WSH W 3-2 W 33 31 2 0.939 60:00
Oct 28, 2021 vs ARI W 5-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 60:00
Oct 26, 2021 @ PIT W 5-1 W 29 28 1 0.966 60:00
Oct 23, 2021 vs COL L 3-4 (SO) OTL 27 24 3 0.889 64:42
Oct 19, 2021 vs FLA L 1-4 L 31 28 3 0.903 57:45
Oct 16, 2021 @ WSH W 2-1 (OT) W 33 32 1 0.970 64:45
Oct 14, 2021 @ DET W 7-6 (OT) W 26 20 6 0.769 62:07
Oct 12, 2021 vs PIT L 2-6 L 32 29 3 0.906 57:54