Vasilevskiy delivers again for Lightning in Game 4

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueTAMPA -- Andrei Vasilevskiy was locked in once again, something that has become typical for the Tampa Bay Lightning goalie when he has a chance to close out a series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.As a result, that made things a little easier for the Lightning as they swept the Florida Panthers with a 2-0 win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Amalie Arena on Monday."When a goaltender gives you a chance to win, it comes in a variety of ways, and tonight it was he wasn't letting anything in," Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said.With Vasilevskiy on his way to making 49 saves for his NHL record sixth shutout in a series-clinching win, the Lightning knew scoring one goal might be enough. Prior to that, he had five straight shutouts in those situations, a run that began with a 2-0 victory against the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final and continued against the Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, New York Islanders and Montreal Canadiens last season when Tampa Bay repeated as Cup champions.On Monday, Vasilevskiy stopped everything the Panthers threw at him, including back-to-back left pad saves on Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov at the right post with 1:58 remaining and Florida on a 6-on-4."It's pretty impressive," Lightning forward Alex Killorn said. That's how you gauge players, is how they perform in big-time games, and he's been nothing but tremendous in these games."Florida led the NHL in scoring at 4.11 goals per game during the regular season but managed just three goals in four games against Tampa Bay.Vasilevskiy credited the success defensively to his teammates, who blocked 18 shots in Game 4 and 77 in the series."It's obviously not just me," Vasilevskiy said.