Vasilevskiy matches NHL's single-season wins record for October

The Tampa Bay Lightning are well set in net.

They officially handed the reins to Andrei Vasilevskiy last season after deciding to part ways with Ben Bishop, and the 23-year-old Russian has been as good as anyone could have hoped in the early stages of 2017-18.

In fact, Vasilevskiy's 10 wins in the month of October matched a single-season NHL record.

Per @EliasSports: Andrei Vasilevskiy of the @TBLightning matched the single-season NHL record for wins in the month of October. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/N0rxgBa15b

- NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 31, 2017

Vasilevskiy posted a record of 10-1-0 with a .927 save percentage, and he ranks first among all goalies in wins, saves (341), and shots against (368).

The tenth win came Monday in an 8-5 victory over the rival Florida Panthers.

Backup Peter Budaj has appeared in only two games, and while Vasilevskiy has proven capable of handling the heavy workload, he'll need a night off here and there as the season progresses in order to be fresh for when the games matter most.

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