Apr 30, 2017
Post 2 Post: Fleury brilliant again for Pens
Each night during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, TSN Hockey analyst and former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan provides his Post 2 Post rankings for every goaltender in action.
Each night during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, TSN Hockey analyst and former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan provides his Post 2 Post rankings for every goaltender in action.
CRAIG ANDERSON - 2 -Struggled in regulation time, had a tough time finding puck through screens and got caught deep and in motion on a few goals through the body. He had a few too many more than tense moments handling the puck as well. It was almost like a different game for him in OT, with huge saves on Jimmy Vesey, J.T. Miller two times and Jesper Fast. The Senators goalie also owes Kyle Turris a dinner for saving him from a huge puck handing error.
HENRIK LUNDQVIST - 1 - Looked off all game long, was a real struggle, even on routine saves. Two of Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s goals weren’t good, as he usually has a sharp glove hand, it was his Achilles heel tonight.
BRADEN HOLTBY - 1 - The Pens are targeting the glove side on him and he was pulled after two periods, I didn’t like the first and third goals against. Head coach Barry Trotz tried to spark the team by lifting him to see if that would spark the troops, it didn’t.
PHILIPP GRUBAUER - 2 – Couldn’t stop the bleeding for the Caps,
MARC-ANDRE FLEURY - 4 - Brilliant again tonight, was huge in the first when the Caps pushed, he made 16 saves, including big ones on Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom. The Caps outshot and out chanced the Pens, but he was the difference tonight.