Tuesday, March 11, 2008

I Think We Can Just Go Ahead and Award the Vezina Now...


During the final moments of tonights game between San Jose and Nashville, the Predators, trailing 2-1, were on the power play and had pulled their goalie as well for a 6-on-4 advantage. With two and a fraction seconds remaining, Nashville defenseman Marek Zidlicky took a pass right in front of the net and fired.



The puck was going in, but Evgeni Nabokov barely got his pad on it, as you can see in this frame...


The final frame shows the puck deflecting upward and out of harm's way...


Um...nice save.

That's ten in a row. With this win, the Sharks hop over idle Dallas for the Pacific lead, at least for the moment. As I write this, Anaheim leads Phoenix 2-0. Nothing will come easy. Every win is crucial.

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