In goal this week

Week 01

ending on Sunday, October 4th 2009

With Goalies’World Magazine editor, Gilles Moffet

 

Goalies’World rankings

Antti Niemi takes the lead

Never in NHL history did a Finnish goalie allowed a goal in a game played in Finland. Well that situation occurred only once and it was last Saturday in Helsinki where Chicago Blackhawks rookie, Antti Niemi stopped 23 shots in a 4-0 shutout over the Florida Panthers. Niemi, who was in his 4^th NHL game, is thus the Goalies’World leader after the first week of activity of 2009-10 season with 107.5 points.

 

Goalies’World goalie of the week
Craig Anderson

The Colorado Avalanche may have made the deal of the year when they acquired Craig Anderson. The former Florida Panthers netminder was fantastic in two games, stopping 38 of 40 shots in a 5-2 stolen win over the San Jose Sharks on the Joe Sakic night. Two days later, Anderson was even better with a 35 saves home shutout against Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks

 

 

 

Stealers of the week

Kiprusoff and Price

Contrary to previous seasons, Calgary Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff is off to a solid start. Kipper recorded two stolen wins this week, allowing three goals in 5-3 and 4-3 wins against Vancouver and Edmonton. The Flames were outshot 42-22 and 34-21 respectively. Carey Price also recorded two road stolen wins in Toronto (4-3) and Buffalo (2-1). The Canadiens were badly outshot 46-27 and 35-17 in those two games.

 

The Goalies’World Top Ten

1- Antti Niemi (Chicago)

2- Caig Anderson (Colorado)

3- Steve Mason (Columbus)

4- Ray Emery (Philadelphia)

5- Carey Price (Chicago)

6- Niklas Backstrom (Minnesota)

7- Dan Ellis (Nashville)

8- Jose Theodore (Washington)

9- Tomas Vokoun (Florida)

10- Ondrej Pavelec (Atlanta)

 

Week 1	Antti Niemi (Chicago)

 

 

 

Week1	Tomas. Vokoun (FLA) 52 Saves in a 4-3 victory against Chicago

 

 

 

-Ray Emery (Philadelphia) 28 saves 2-0 shutout against Carolina
-Antti Niemi (Chicago) 23 saves 4-0 shutout againts Florida
-Craig Anderson (Colorado) 35 saves in a 3-0 shutout against Vancouver

-Tomas Vokoun, Florida (3/1) over Cristobal Huet, Chicago (2/2)
-Dan Ellis, Nashville (5/1) over Marty Turco (5/2)
-Marc-André Fleury,Pittsburgh (2/0) over D.Roloson, NY Islanders (2/2)

 

	Kari Lehtonen	09/30/09	off season back surgery
	Brian Boucher	09/29/09	lower-body injury

 

Antti Niemi

Goalies’World rookie of the week

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Michael Lee-Teslak	PHI	10/01/09	Recalled from	Adirondack (AHL)
Corey Crawford	CHI	10/04/09	Assigned to	Rockford (AHL)