Holtby shuts down the Oilers, Lundqvist, Giroux, Marchand, Varlamov, fantasy and more in Scott Cullen’s Statistically Speaking.
HEROES
Braden Holtby – Stopped all 33 shots he faced in a 1-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers. In his past seven games, Holtby has a .947 save percentage, stopping 177 of 187 shots, which has lifted his save percentage to .926 in 16 starts.
Henrik Lundqvist – With a 31-save shutout against Nashville, the Rangers goaltender has a league-leading .946 save percentage in 17 starts. While that save percentage is inflated, even for Lundqvist, he’s typically near the top of the league....
ZEROES
Nashville Predators – What more can be said about a team that has been shut out in three straight games, failing to find the net on 93 shots on goal in those three losses.
Nick Holden – The Avs blueliner was buried (2 for, 26 against, 7.1 SAT%) against the Jets, while playing nearly 19 minutes at even strength.
Matt Beleskey – The Bruins winger was pinned in the defensive zone (8 for, 23 against, 25.8 SAT%) and on for all three goals against at Toronto.
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