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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.

 

Blackhawks 2, Lightning 1

CRAWFORD, CHI - 5 - Good positional save on Ryan Callahan early, strong patient save on Victor Hedman, calm and in control, good save on Anton Stralman as well, big save on Tyler Johnson on the penalty kill and he kept the 'Hawks in the game in the first period as they were pedestrian. Good start to the seconnd with a solid save on Nikita Nesterov. On the Killorn goal, Crowford didn't track the puck behind net and it comes back short side. Good right pad save on the Steven Stamkos tip early in the third and a good save on Nikita Kucherov down the wall. Great saves on Stamkos in the last min and withstood a flurry of action in the last minute to deliver a huge bounce back win. 

VASILEVSKIY, TB - 4 -  Surprise starter but very strong tonight. First shot, was almost nine minutes in. Excellent movement in the net and he wasnt challenged much. Good reverse VH on Jonathan Toews off the goal line. He got a lucky break when Marcus Kruger's tip hits the post and Patrick Sharp hits the post on the Breakaway. The Toews goal is a rebound that he swipes at with his blocker but can't come up with it. Strong save on Brent Seabrook, a left pad save on Antoine Vermette and a big save on Sharp in tight. The Brandon Saad goal is a strong play to the net, makes a paddle-down play that actually takes a bad bounce off his shin pad and drops down and goes cross crease with him, tough for Vasilevskiy to get across, pushes but it goes through the body. He gave his team a chance to win on the road and certainly showed flashes of why is a highly touted prospect.