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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Records second straight playoff win

Vasilevskiy emerged victorious from Game 5 on Sunday, denying 31 of 34 shots from the Penguins through overtime. The final score was 4-3, and now the Lightning have a 3-2 series advantage.

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Vasilevskiy coughed up three goals through the first two frames, but the Lightning rallied and secured the huge road victory. Ben Bishop (leg) has been held out entirely since sustaining his injury in Game 1 and it's too early at this point to know if he's going to be healthy enough to suit up for Game 6 on Tuesday. Vasi has let in at least three goals in all four of his starts against the Penguins this series, though he's won the last two. It must be reassuring for the Bolts that he's proven to at least be a serviceable option between the posts against the high-flying Penguins.

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