May 19, 2016
Post 2 Post: Murray outduels Vasilevskiy
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.
Matt Murray (4): He made two good saves early on Matt Carle and Anton Stralman and another big save on Ondrej Palat early in second period. He was not busy for the rest of second but was sharp again early in the third period on J.T. Brown. He made a massive glove save on Nikita Kucherov in the last minute of play. He got it done again so his confidence and swagger continues to grow.
Andrei Vasilevskiy (4): He made big saves early on Sidney Crosby, Carl Hagelin, Phil Kessel (with the right pad) and a late effort on Trevor Daley. He came up with a big save on the PK in the second period on Kessel and Patric Hornqvist. He was the only reason this game was close as they were outshot 21-6 in the period. The Kessel goal was a quick play from behind the net. He came up huge in the third period when Pittsburgh was up 2-1, robbing Crosby in tight and Kessel on PK. The goals were tough for him to stop in the third, with Crosby's one-timer and the Kunitz goal coming after a great save on a turnover. He looked visibly frustrated after the fourth goal but he was outstanding this game to even keep it respectable for Tampa, which were outmatched again.