Russian goalkeeper Tampa Bay Lightning Andrei Vasilyevsky went on the ice for the first time after back surgery.
The video with the goalkeeper was published by the press service of the NHL club on the social network.
Vasilevskiy was out of action before the start of the NHL season; At the end of September, he successfully underwent a microdiscectomy for a lumbar hernia. The goalkeeper was expected to need two months to recover.
Last season, Vasilevsky played 60 games with Tampa in the NHL regular season, earning 34 wins with the team with a save percentage of 91.5 and a safety factor of 2.65.
Vasilevskiy is a two-time Stanley Cup winner with Tampa Bay, as well as the 2019 Vezina Trophy (season’s best goaltender) and the 2021 Conn Smythe Trophy (NHL playoff Most Valuable Player).
Source : MatchTV
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