Andrei Vasilevskiy

Andrei Andreyevich Vasilevskiy (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Василевский; born 25 July 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
===Junior===
He was originally selected by Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the first round, 7th overall, of the 2011 KHL Junior Draft.
Vasilevskiy was selected 19th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. On 6 May 2014, he was signed by the Lightning to a three-year, entry-level contract.
===Professional===
On 27 September 2014, Vasilevskiy was assigned to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL), the top minor league affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning. On 15 December 2014, Vasilevskiy was named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week. In the previous week, he allowed just one goal on 56 shots faced in two games, which was good for a 0.50 goals against average (GAA) and a .982 save percentage. Vasilevskiy had a 29-save shutout against the Springfield Falcons, which snapped their franchise-record 11-game winning streak. In the next game, he made 29 saves in a 4–1 victory over the Hershey Bears. Vasilevskiy has compiled a record of 8–3–3 in 14 appearances with Syracuse this season, with a 2.34 GAA, .918 save percentage and two shutouts. On 2 January 2015, he was named CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month for December, posting a 4–0–1 record with a 1.17 GAA and a .962 save percentage. He is the first Syracuse goaltender to win the award since Karl Goehring was honored in March 2008.
On 16 December 2014, Vasilevskiy was recalled to the Tampa Bay Lightning. He then played and started later that night in his NHL debut, a 3–1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. He also accomplished another feat that night by becoming the first NHL goaltender to ever wear the number 88. He recorded his first NHL shutout on 3 March 2015, over the Buffalo Sabres in a 28-save performance. Vasilevskiy's first playoff win came on 6 June 2015, when he replaced starting goaltender Ben Bishop twice during the third period of Game 2 of the Finals; he thus became the first goalie in 24 years to win a playoff Final in relief and the first to earn his first career playoff win in relief in the Final since Lester Patrick in 1928.
On 3 September 2015, Vasilevskiy had successful surgery to remove a blood clot from near his left collarbone and to treat a type of Vascular Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Vasilevskiy was expected to return to the ice in 2–3 months. On 21 October 2015, Vasilevskiy was cleared to come off of his blood thinner medication, allowing him to return to practice. On 1 November 2015, the Lightning recalled Vasilevskiy from his conditioning stint with the Crunch, where he made 56 of 58 saves in two wins. Vaslievskiy made his return to the NHL that same night, in a 4–3 Lightning victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.
On July 1, 2016, the Lightning announced the re-signing of Vasilevskiy to a three-year contract extension. Vasilevskiy appeared in 24 games with the team last season, posting a record of 11-10-0 to go along with a 2.76 goals-against average and .910 save percentage. He had one shutout in his second season with the team. He also played in eight Stanley Cup playoff games in 2016, recording a record of 3-4 to go along with a 2.76 goals-against average and .925 save percentage. On December 28, 2016, Vasilevskiy recorded his first career NHL point as an assist on an overtime goal scored by Tyler Johnson, which came in a 4-3 victory over the visting Montreal Canadiens.
==International play==
In winning the 2014 IIHF World Championship with the Russian senior team, Vasilevskiy was awarded the Order of Honour on 27 May 2014.
On 2 March 2016, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation named Vasilevskiy to its roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Vasilevskiy is being joined by Lightning teammates Vladislav Namestnikov, and Nikita Kucherov. The tournament took place from 17 Sep to 1 October 2016, in Toronto.
On April 9, 2017, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation named Vasilevskiy to its roster for the 2017 World Ice Hockey Championships. Vasilevskiy was joined by teammate Nikita Kucherov.
==Family==
His father, Andrei Vasilevski (born 1966), was also a goaltender who competed in the Russian Superleague as a member of Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Vasilevski is married and has a son.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular Season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T/OT	MIN 	GA 	SO	GAA 	SV% 	GP 	W	L	MIN 	GA	SO	GAA 	SV%
2010–11 	Tolpar Ufa 	MHL 		14 	8 	2 	4 	730 	22 	3 	1.81	.937	2 	1	1	87 	3 	0 	2.05	.936
2011–12 	Tolpar Ufa 	MHL 		27 	15	8 	3 	1477	55 	0 	2.23	.931	2 	0	2	120 	5 	0 	2.50	.931
2012–13 	Tolpar Ufa 	MHL 		27 	17	6 	4 	1613	52 	3 	1.93	.930	3 	0	2	189 	9 	0 	2.85	.897
2012–13 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	KHL 		8 	4 	1 	0 	298 	11 	1 	2.22	.924	— 	—	—	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa 	KHL 		28 	14	8 	5 	1601	59 	3 	2.21	.923	18 	9	9	1144	38	1 	1.99	.934
2014–15 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		25 	14	6 	5 	1469	60 	2 	2.45	.917	— 	—	—	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 		16 	7 	5 	1 	864 	34 	1 	2.36	.918	4 	1	1	113 	6 	0 	3.19	.895
2015–16 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		12 	7 	4 	0 	711 	23 	1 	1.94	.935	— 	—	—	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 		24 	11	10	0 	1259	58 	1 	2.76	.910	8 	3	4	434 	20	0 	2.76	.925
2016-17 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 		50 	23	17	7 	2832	123	2 	2.61	.917	— 	—	—	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		90 	41	32	8 	4955	215	4 	2.60	.915	12 	4	5	547 	26	0 	2.85	.920
KHL totals	KHL totals 	KHL totals		36 	18	9 	5 	1899	70 	4 	2.21	.923	18 	9	9	1144	38	1 	1.99	.934
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	W 	L 	MIN 	GA	SO	GAA 	SV%
2010 	Russia 	WJC18 	4th 		5 	2 	2 	272 	12	0 	2.65	.897
2011 	Russia 	WJC18 	 		6 	4 	2 	344 	15	0 	2.62	.936
2012 	Russia 	WJC18 	5th 		5 	2 	3 	299 	11	1 	2.20	.922
2012 	Russia 	WJC 	 		5 	4 	1 	299 	10	2 	2.01	.953
2013 	Russia 	WJC 	 		4 	3 	1 	164 	5 	1 	2.04	.943
2014 	Russia 	WJC 	 		6 	4 	2 	328 	10	0 	1.83	.933
2014 	Russia 	WC 	 		2 	2 	0 	120 	1 	1 	0.50	.985
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		31	19	11	1706	63	5 	- 	-
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		2 	2 	0 	120 	1 	1 	0.50	.985
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
Russian Order of Honour 	2014 	
CCM/AHL Player of the Week 	2014–15	
CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month for December 2014	2014-15	
==References==
==External links==
*Minor Hockey League profile
 
Category:Born in 1994
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Salavat Yulaev Ufa players
Category:Syracuse Crunch players
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:2014-15 NHL Debuts