May 7, 2017
Post 2 Post: Holtby keeps Caps alive
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.
Craig Anderson (3) - Game 5 was a real tough game to play in with lots of traffic and chaos in the the crease the whole game. Anderson came up with big saves on Mika Zibanejad, Michael Grabner and Rick Nash and made a massive save on Chris Kreider in alone at 3-3 midway through the third period. He gave his team a chance to come back and win and is going to need to steal a game to get through this series.
Henrik Lundqvist (2) - I didn't like his game. Yes, he had big saves on Kyle Turris, Mark Stone and Bobby Ryan, but he looked off and allowed through-the-body goals that are uncharacteristic of him. The game-winning goal was soft, he overplayed it to the glove and it went five-hole. When shots go glove on him, he tends to go toe-up save and that exposes the five-hole. Not a great showing for Lundqvist.
Braden Holtby (4) - The Vezina finalists was dialed in all night long and he didnt waver when he gave up the first goal of the game. Holtby made huge saves on Sidney Crosby, Patric Hornqvist, om Kuhnhackl, Trevor Daley and Olli Maatta and got stronger as the game went on.
Marc-Andre Fleury (3) - He was really good early on in the game again as the Caps really pressed and created chances. Fleury came up with big saves twice against Alex Ovechkin and again on Andre Burakovsky, Tom Wilson and Marcus Johansson. The Caps stuck with it and finally got to Fleury in the third period, targeting his glove side. Both Backstrom and Ovi were able to beat him there.