SUNRISE, Fla. — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 18 saves to tie an NHL record with his 10th win in the month of October when the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Florida Panthers 8-5 at BB&T Center on Monday.
Vasilevskiy also set a Tampa Bay record with his ninth consecutive victory.
Vasilevskiy tied the NHL record set by Manny Legace with the Detroit Red Wings in 2005-06 and matched by Craig Anderson with the Colorado Avalanche in 2009-10.
The game was tied 3-3 in the second period before Ondrej Palat and Yanni Gourdescored 2:21 apart for Tampa Bay, which set a franchise record for most points through 13 games (21).
Tampa Bay bounced back from its only regulation loss since Oct. 7, a 4-1 loss against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.
Andrei Vailevski tuvo 18 salvamentos para igualar una marca de la NHL, con su decima victoria consecutiva en octubre, cuando Tampa Bay Lightning superó en el clasico estatal a Florida Panthers en el BB&T Center de Sunbrise, mejorando su marca a 10-2 con 21 puntos, con el mejor record del Este, y relegando a las Pantheras a record perdedor de 4-6-1 con 9 de 22 puntos disputados.