Career
Junior
He was originally selected by Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the first round, 7th overall, of the 2011 KHL Junior Draft. Vasilevskiy was selected 19th overall in the 2012 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. On May 6, 2014, he was signed by the Lightning to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Professional
On September 27, 2014, Vasilevskiy was assigned to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL), the top minor league affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
On December 15, 2014, Vasilevskiy was named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week. In the previous week, he allowed just one goal on 56 shots faced in two games, which was good for a 0.50 goals against average (Gaelic Athletic Association) and a.982 save percentage.
Vasilevskiy had a 29-save shutout against the Springfield Falcons, which snapped their franchise-record 11-game winning streak. In the next game, he made 29 saves in a 4–1 victory over the Hershey Bears.
Vasilevskiy has compiled a record of 8–3–3 in 14 appearances with Syracuse this season, with a 2.34 Gaelic Athletic Association.918 save percentage and two shutouts.
On January 2, 2015, he was named CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month for December, posting a 4–0–1 record with a 1.17 Gaelic Athletic Association and a.962 save percentage. On December 16, 2014, Vasilevskiy was recalled to the Tampa Bay Lightning. He then played and started later that night in his National Hockey League debut, a 3–1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.
He recorded his first National Hockey League shutout on March 3, 2015, over the Buffalo Sabres in a 28-save performance.
On September 3, 2015 Vasilevskiy had successful surgery to remove a blood clot from near his left collarbone and to treat a type of Vascular Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Vasilevskiy is expected to fully recover and he should be able to return to the ice in 2–3 months.
On October 21, 2015, Vasilevskiy was cleared to come off of his blood thinner medication, which means he can return to practice early next week. Vasilevskiy likely will need some conditioning games with the Lightning"s AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.
The Crunch play on October 28 and 30 next week, which means he maybe to return as the Lightning backup in early November.
On November 1, 2015, the Lightning recalled Vasilevskiy from his conditioning stint with the Crunch, where he made 56 of 58 saves in two wins. Vaslievskiy made his return to the National Hockey League that same night, in a 4-3 Lightning victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. On March 2, 2016, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation named Vasilevskiy to its roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
Vasilevskiy is being joined by Lightning teammates Vladislav Namestnikov, and Nikita Kucherov.
The tournament is set to take place from September 17 to October 1, 2016, in Toronto.