Tampa Bay Lightning Starting Goalie Tonight

Andrei Vasilevskiy is confirmed to start in goal for the Lightning tonight at Avalanche (9:00 PM ET). Mackenzie Blackwood is confirmed for the Avalanche. Andrei Vasilevskiy has started 7 of the last 9 Lightning games, with Dennis Hildeby taking 2.

Updated Oct 23, 9:00 PM ET

Upcoming Lightning games and projected starters

Game	Lightning starter	Opponent starter
Tonight, 9:00 PM ET atColorado Avalanche	Andrei VasilevskiyConfirmed	Mackenzie BlackwoodConfirmed
Sat, Oct 24, 9:00 PM ET atUtah Mammoth	Dennis HildebyProjected · 60%	Karel VejmelkaLikely
Thu, Oct 29, 7:00 PM ET vsWinnipeg Jets	Andrei VasilevskiyLikely · 75%	Stuart SkinnerLikely
Sat, Oct 31, 2:00 PM ET atNashville Predators	Not reported yet	Not reported yet
Tue, Nov 3, 7:00 PM ET vsDetroit Red Wings	Not reported yet	Not reported yet

Lightning goalie stats this season

Goalie	GP	W-L-OT	GAA	SV%	SO	Recent starts
Andrei Vasilevskiy	7	5-2-0	2.46	.898	0	7
Dennis Hildeby	2	2-0-0	2.01	.920	0	2

Recent starts counts starts in the last 9 games, from NHL game logs.

Recent Lightning starters

Tue, Oct 20atVegas Golden Knights
Andrei VasilevskiySaves32/34SV%.941ResultW
Sat, Oct 17vsVancouver Canucks
Dennis HildebySaves12/14SV%.857ResultW
Thu, Oct 15vsSeattle Kraken
Andrei VasilevskiySaves24/27SV%.889ResultW
Tue, Oct 13atNew York Rangers
Andrei VasilevskiySaves19/22SV%.864ResultL
Sat, Oct 10atNew York Islanders
Andrei VasilevskiySaves20/23SV%.870ResultW
Thu, Oct 8vsMinnesota Wild
Dennis HildebySaves34/36SV%.944ResultW
Mon, Oct 5vsPhiladelphia Flyers
Andrei VasilevskiySaves14/15SV%.933ResultW
Sat, Oct 3vsWashington Capitals
Andrei VasilevskiySaves20/21SV%.952ResultW
Thu, Oct 1atNew York Rangers
Andrei VasilevskiySaves20/24SV%.833ResultL

Tampa Bay Lightning goalie FAQ

Who is starting in goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight?

Who are the Tampa Bay Lightning goalies this season?

Andrei Vasilevskiy, Dennis Hildeby have played in goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season. Their stats are in the table above.

What do confirmed, likely and projected mean?

Confirmed means the team or a beat reporter has named the starter. Likely means strong signals such as practice reports or who left the ice first at morning skate. Projected is our model's estimate from rest, back-to-backs and recent workload before any news is out.