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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Will get starting nod Saturday

Vasilevskiy was first off the ice in Saturday's morning skate, so he'll command the crease in the evening's road contest against the Senators, Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Analysis:

It's been a week since Vasilevskiy made his season debut against the Devils. In that contest, he was chased for two early goals, but never appeared to be rattled in the cage; the Russian's composure paid off as the Bolts stormed back offensively and gave him the win. Vassy is usually a strong option in daily fantasy leagues because his status as the backup to Ben Bishop tends to discount his price, yet he's expected to be the starter as soon as next season with Bishop set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

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