May 11, 2015
Post 2 Post: Lundqvist shines; Holtby poor
Each night during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan provides his Post 2 Post rankings for every goaltender in action. On Sunday, Henrik Lundqvist helped the New York Rangers force a Game 7 while Braden Holtby had a game to forget.
Each night during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan provides his Post 2 Post rankings for every goaltender in action. Each goaltender will receive a score out of five based on their performance. On Sunday, an impressive Henrik Lundqvist helped the New York Rangers force a Game 7, while his Washington Capitals counterpart, Braden Holtby, had a game to forget.
Rangers 4, Capitals 3
Henrik Lundqvist - 4 - Lundqvist was brilliant on Sunday night with too many big saves to list, but he's certainly the reason they are playing a Game 7. He faced 35 shots after two periods - the Caps got to him in the third - but he still found a way to make big saves on Alexander Ovechkin, Joel Ward and Evgeny Kuznetzov in the period.
Braden Holtby - 2 - Holtby had some rebound issues early, but made a few big saves to keep it only 1 - 0. Although the Chris Kreider goals were not good, you can't lay blame on him for a lot of missed assignments in front of him.
Ducks 3, Flames 2 (OT)
Frederik Andersen - 4 - Andersen was very good tonight and stay focused because he wasn't tested much. He made big saves on Mikael Backlund, Johnny Gaudreau and Joe Colborne. On the Jiri Hudler goal, he was screened and the Gaudreau goal hit Ryan Getzlaf's stick. Andersen had a very good series and continues to impress this playoffs.
Karri Ramo - 4 - He was great in this game, making huge saves on Matt Beleskey, Ryan Kesler, Patrick Maroon and Ryan Getzlaf. The game-winning goal was a scramble that Ramo just couldn't come up with. He gave them a chance to hang in the game, as he faced a barrage of shots and scoring chances