Vasilevskiy will be in goal on the road versus the Hurricanes on Friday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
As if there was any doubt, Vasilevskiy will be in goal for the Lightning's first game of the season. The 30-year-old netminder reached the 30-win mark for the seventh year in a row last season, but he also posted a 2.90 GAA and a .900 save percentage in 52 regular-season games, which represent the worst ratios of his career.