Apr 28, 2016
Post 2 Post: Rinne stands tall
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. On Wednesday, Pekka Rinne stood tall to see the Nashville Predators past the Anaheim Ducks in Game 7.
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.
New York Islanders 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Ben Bishop (1) - Bishop just wasn't good enough on Wednesday night. He didn't look sharp early on and just got progressively worse as the night went on, before being pulled after the fourth goal against him.
Andrei Vasilevskei (5) - He was solid in relief of Bishop, handling the puck well and slamming the door shut to keep it close.
Thomas Greiss (4) - Greiss was really good early on when the Lightning had no pace to their game. He was set on shots with not a lot of motion. He made huge saves on the likes of Jonathan Drouin, Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat and Nikita Nesterov and was the reason the Isles won this game as the Bolts really come on strong in the late second and third.
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Nashville Predators 2, Anaheim Ducks 1
Frederik Andersen (4) - He wasn't pushed as hard as Rinne, but still made some big saves on James Neal and Ryan Johansen, as well as a pair of big stops on Colin Wilson. Andersen handled the puck well and certainly cannot be faulted for the loss as both goals against were tough to stop.
Pekka Rinne (5) - Simply put, he was brilliant all night long. Rinne made a pair of big saves on Jakob Silfverberg, as well as stops on Corey Perry, Ryan Kesler and David Perron during the Ducks' late push. He had outstanding rebound control and helped slow things down when it was needed. His defence helped him out by pushing shots to wider angle, but Rinne delivered the huge win.