Apr 18, 2015
Post 2 Post: Trio impresses
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 Friday night, Carey Price, Pekka Rinne and Eddie Lack starred.
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.
Canadiens 3, Senators 2 (OT)
Andrew Hammond - 3 - The game-winning goal was not a good goal against, as it goes through the body, blocker side. The Pacioretty goal against doesn't look good, as well, as he chooses to stand up on the play and it goes low five-hole. People will argue he should've just butterflied and played the percentages - Pacioretty likes to shoot high - so he was guilty of the wrong save selection, but it looks worse than it was. In today's world, when a goaltender stands up and it goes low, aesthetically, it's not good. Hammond was the only reason they were in the game because made a couple huge saves in the second period to keep it close.
Carey Price - 4 - An efficient game as usual. He had a couple issues with exchanges with his D, but other than that, a solid night's work.
Capitals 4, Islanders 3
Philipp Grubauer - 3 - A surprise starter, Grubauer deserves full marks for stepping up. He was shaky early on, but settled in and got some goal support from his big boys. Down early on the goals, that's why he was exposed upstairs.
Jaroslav Halak - 2- He had a good start with solid saves on Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. He had no chance on the Ovi goal, but on Backstrom's goal, he was not set and he looked surprised that he shot it. On Chimera's goal, he was in motion and not set for it. This was not his best game.
Predators 6, Blackhawks 2
Pekka Rinne - 4 - He was outstanding in the second period with the game tied 2-2. Rinne made big saves on Patrick Sharp, Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews and was the difference-maker when the Preds went down to five defencemen after the Shea Weber injury.
Corey Crawford - 1 - A short-side shelf shot by Colin Wilson in tight is on him. Crawford had no chance on the Roman Josi goal, but the three goals in the third period were not good. He's struggled to find his game, thus far.
Canucks 4, Flames 1
Jonas Hiller - 3 - He got off to a slow start and was hit with a barrage by the Canucks in the first. Hiller settled into his game in the second and allowed Calgary to hang around with good saves on Alex Burrows, Ronalds Kenins and Radim Vrbata.
Eddie Lack - 4 - Lack was outstanding when he needed to be. He robbed Johnny Gaudreau in tight and made several good saves, including an in-tight save on Mikael Backlund. Lack showed fire when the net was crashed in the second period and he held up at the end on the final push by the Flames.