Vasi just misses shutout in big win

by Gary Shelton on November 6, 2026

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Vasi was close to a shout./TIM WIRT

Friday, 4 a.m.

For the longest time, Andrei Vasilevskiy looked like he was going to take you back to the history books.

Alas, Chicago scored a goal with 48 seconds left in a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Blackhawks scored on their 25th shot of the game.

It would have been Vasilevksiy's 43rd shutout of his career, which would have moved him up to 43rd on the all-time list. It was Vasi's eighth win of the season (three losses, one overtime loss), giving him 378 in his career.

The Bolts didn't have much of a problem otherwise. Ilya Mikheyev scored two goals. Victor Hedman and Ryan McDonaugh also scored.

The Bolts are now 8-0 at Benchmark Arena. They are 10-3-2 overall.

Roman Kantserov scored the lone goal for Chicago.

Tampa Bay plays Satuday night at Minnesota's Grand Casino Arena at 8.

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