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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.


Rangers 2 – Penguins 1

Fleury - 4 –It was a tough start, 28 seconds into the game he gave up a bad rebound and a goal. He then settled in and gave Pittsburgh a chance to hang in the game and battle back. He made five big saves and certainly cannot be faulted for this loss. 

Lundqvist - 4 – He came up with two big saves in the first period - one on Downie on the backdoor. Lundqvist was his usual rock solid self and had a couple of scramble plays in the third to keep it 2-1. 


Red Wings 3 – Lightning 2

Bishop - 1 – He was not tested very much but didn't look very sharp. The Glendening goal was bad through the body. He will need to bounce back next game. 

Mrazek - 5 – He was outstanding. Mzarek bent, but did not break. He made big saves in third period with game on the line, including huge saves on Coburn, Johnson, Fillpula, stole the game for Detroit.


Wild 4 – Blues 2

Allen - 3 - Tough start early on, but once he settled in, he played well and was good with his rebounds. Allen couldn't be faulted on goals two and three. 

Dubnyk - 4- Dubnyk continued with his solid play from the regular season tonight. He made a big right pad save on Tarasenko, and another big one in tight on Backes. He had a few posts that helped, but, overall, was solid all night.


Ducks 4 – Jets 2

Pavelec - 3 – He wasn't the reason they lost but was a victim of the Perry/Getzlaf show in the third period. He got away from his simplified game tonight. He was overactive in the crease and wasn't able to recover for second shots - three of the four goals were redirections in front of him. 

Andersen - 4 – Andersen was very good tonight. He was in control and not overactive. He had a few rebounds that he could clean up and the short side goal came through a screen, but overall he was good when he needed to be. His glove hand (his strength) was strong and he got stronger as the game went on.