Apr 15, 2017
Post 2 Post: Oilers targeting the five-hole
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.
Carey Price (4) - Sharp early, in control of rebounds, beat on breakaway by Michael Grabner with a nice move. He made big saves on Nick Holden, Mika Zibanejad and had no chance on the goals. Huge save in OT on Jimmy Vesey to give his team a chance to win.
Henrik Lundqvist (4) - Under siege all night long. He made a big save on Paul Byron on a breakaway, and had to fight alot of traffic all game long. Big saves on Andrew Shaw, Alex Galchenyuk, Max Pacioretty, Brendan Gallagher, and the list goes on. Career personal playoff-high in saves with 54, was the only reason they were in the game by the end.
Marc-Andre Fleury (5) -Brilliant again tonight with big saves on Zach Werenski, Brandon Saad, Nick Foligno and Sam Gagner. When it was close, he managed the puck well in tight. His 39 saves says it all for his second win of the postseason.
Sergei Bobrovsky (3) - Poor exchange with defenceman cost him the first goal against. The Penguins did a good job of getting him moving to open him up on the goals.
Jake Allen (4) - Great start to the game as the Wild picked up right where they left off, out shooting and out chancing the Blues. He put on a show with his crease management again in close, with big saves on Jason Zucker, Zach Parise and Jason Pominville.
Devan Dubnyk (3) - The game-winnder was a shelf shot that comes past a screen by David Perron. He was solid in the game, and had big saves on Jaden Schwartz, Vladimir Tarasenko, Colton Parayko, and Perron.
Cam Talbot (5) - His elite lateral movement was on display in this game, and evident with big saves on Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Joe Pavelski, and Jannik Hansen. Simply rock solid all game long.
Martin Jones (4) - Sharp early as the Oilers had another strong start. Two big saves on Patrick Maroon on the night, also had big saves on Zack Kassian, Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Milan Lucic. The McDavid five-hole goal was Jones’s third against in the series that went five-hole - the Oilers are targeting it.