Apr 28, 2017
Post 2 Post: Holtby's struggles as others shine
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 (4) - He had a solid start in Game 1, facing two breakaways on Michael Grabner and Ryan McDonagh and was rock solid in his positioning. He did have a tough time with his puck handling exchanges tonight and made big saves when it mattered again on Chris Kreider, Derek Stepan, Mika Zibanejad and Jimmy Vesey.
Henrik Lundqvist (4) - He was brilliant in the first period, making five huge saves on Mark Stone, Mike Hoffman, Derick Brassard, Viktor Stalberg and Zack Smith while facing 21 shots. He also had big saves on Stalberg and Ryan Dzingel in alone early in the second and a great stop on Stone on the penalty kill. He just made too many big saves to list as he continued with a huge night. The game-winner from Erik Karlsson was a tough bounce that hit Stepan's left knee before it hit him in the back and dropped in. Not a great goal, but the Rangers had no business being in the game if it wasn't for King Henrik's incredible work.
Braden Holtby (2) - He made two big stops on Patric Hornqvist and Phil Kessel early on, but it was not his best night. He didn't control the rebound on the second Sidney Crosby goal and on the game-winner (though on a partial breakaway) saw him open up the 'six-hole' with the puck sliding between the arm and body.
Marc-Andre Fleury (4) - 'Flower' had an unreal game,from start to finish. He was really focused and dialed in, with big saves on T.J. Oshie, Evgeni Kuznetsov, Ovi, Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson to keep it close. And just an unreal sequence with three minutes left in the game! Fleury stole the game as the Caps tried desperately to press