Player of the Series: Andrei Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy continues to be a steady presence for the Lightning in the 2020 playoffs.
While the offense got much of the headlines in Tampa Bay's Second Round victory over Boston, Vasilevskiy put together another impressive performance, earning the win in four consecutive games and allowing only 10 goals in the entire series.

After splitting the first two games, Vasilevskiy responded with wins in Games 3 and 4 as the Bolts took control of the series. He made 23 saves in a 7-1 rout in Game 3 and followed that up with another 29 stops as the Lightning took Game 4, 3-1.

His best performacne of the round came in Tampa Bay's series-clinching victory in Game 5. Vasilevskiy stopped 45 of 47 shots as the Bolts eliminated the Bruins with a double overtime victory. Of those 45 saves, 12 of them came in overtime.
Vasilevskiy finished the Second Round with a save percentage of .936 and a goals against average of 1.79. Of the four remaining teams in the Conference Finals, Vasilevskiy remains the only goaltender to have started every game of the 2020 playoffs.
Game Log
8/23 vs. BOS - 28 saves, L
8/25 vs. BOS - 22 saves, W
8/26 at BOS - 23 saves, W
8/29 at BOS - 29 saves, W
8/31 vs. BOS - 45 saves, W