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Lightning forward Mikey Eyssimont navigates traffic against the Predators during the third period of their matchup Thursday in Nashville.
Tampa Bay opened its five-game road trip with a frustrating loss to the Predators.
Tampa Bay avenges a recent loss to Pittsburgh before heading out on a five-game road trip.
The goalie posts his first shutout of the season just two days after allowing six goals and being pulled after two periods.
Photo gallery | The franchise cornerstone becomes the first defenseman in team history to reach the longevity milestone.

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  1. Lightning forward Mikey Eyssimont navigates traffic against the Predators during the third period of their matchup Thursday in Nashville.
  2. Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) celebrates with his team on the bench after he scores against the Penguins during second-period action at Amalie Arena on Wednesday night.
  3. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) works to make a save against Dallas Stars center Ty Dellandrea (10) during the second period of Monday's game at Amalie Arena.
  4. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) works to keep the puck out against the Dallas Stars during the second period Monday at Amalie Arena.
  5. Victor Hedman, along with his family, is presented with a silver stick by owner Jeff Vinik Monday at Amalie Arena after becoming  the first Lightning defenseman and only the third player in franchise history to play in 1,000 career games.
  6. Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) skates with the puck against Stars defenseman Jani Hakanpaa (2) and center Sam Steel (18) during the second period of Saturday's game in Dallas.
  7. The Lightning need stars like right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) to continue carrying the load in December, but also cut down on the dumb mistakes.
  8. Stars center Wyatt Johnston (53) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (4) attack against Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) during the first period Saturday afternoon in Dallas.
  9. Lightning defenseman Calvin de Haan (44) and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) watch as Pittsburgh Penguins center Jeff Carter (77) scores the go-ahead goal in the third period of Thursday's game at Amalie Arena.
  10. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) looks away as the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate Drew O'Connor's tying goal during the second period of Thursday's game at Amalie Arena.
  11. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy leads his team onto the ice for warmups before Thursday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Amalie Arena.
  12. Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov, center, looks to pass the puck as Avalanche left wings Jonathan Drouin, left, and Tomas Tatar defend in the third period Monday's game in Denver.
  13. Lightning goaltender Jonas Johansson can't stop a shot by Travis Boyd (not pictured) as Coyotes left wing Milos Kelemen watches the goal during the second period Tuesday night.
  14. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy reacts after giving up a goal to  Avalanche center Ryan Johansen in the first period Monday night.
  15. Just about two months after undergoing back surgery, Andrei Vasilevskiy returned to the active roster on Friday night in an 8-2 victory at Carolina. He is now 265-123-28 in his NHL career with another 65 wins in the postseason.
  16. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) tracks the puck during the first period of Friday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, North Carolina.
  17. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy will make his season debut tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, North Carolina.
  18. Lightning forward Tyler Motte, left, battles Edmonton Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard for the puck during last Saturday's game at Amalie Arena. Tampa Bay killed all five Edmonton power play opportunities in a 6-4 win.
  19. Lightning goaltender Jonas Johansson (31) makes a save as the Winnipeg Jets' Adam Lowry (10) pressures the net during overtime Wednesday at Amalie Arena.
  20. Winnipeg Jets center Adam Lowry (17) beats Lightning goaltender Jonas Johansson (31) for the winning goal in overtime Wednesday at Amalie Arena.
  21. Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel (38) celebrates scoring the game-winning 3-on-3 overtime goal Monday night against the Bruins at Amalie Arena.
  22. Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) celebrates with his team as he returns to the bench after scoring the tying goal in the final seconds of regulation Monday night against the Bruins.
  23. Lightning forward Cole Koepke shows the cut-resistant base layer with neck protection he now wears since the death of his friend Adam Johnson last month.
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