Anthony Stolarz of the Toronto Maple Leafs lost his shield in a goal-scoring scramble, but still dug the puck for himself.
9.11. 16:58•Updated 9.11. 17:28
The goalie of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who play in the NHL Anthony Stolarz made a special save in the match against the Detroit Red Wings the night before Saturday Finnish time.
Detroit’s players tried to force a 2-2 tie in front of the goal in the third period, and Stolarz lost his shield in a rush. However, the American goalkeeper, who was lying on his back, dug the puck out for himself with his bare hands.
Detroit couldn’t get the puck in the goal after that either, and John Tavares hit an empty net with his second of the night to make it 3-1.
– I told “Stolie” that he doesn’t need all his equipment, because he is clearly big enough anyway. He was phenomenal again, making key saves in the final as Detroit pressed, Tavares outplayed Stolarz, who had 21 saves in the game on the NHL website.
– When I saw the puck, I just tried to get it quickly to avoid injury, Stolarz told.
The 30-year-old goalkeeper celebrated the Stanley Cup victory with the Florida Panthers last season as the team’s second goalkeeper.
Stolarz moved to Toronto for this season, where the game has gone well. The 93.0 save percentage of Veskar, who has played and started ten matches, is the fifth best in the league at the moment.
Toronto is in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, while Detroit is in 11th place.
Corrected at 5:28 p.m.: Stolarz made a save with his hand in the third, not the second.