In
goal this week
Week 08
ending on Sunday, November 22nd 2009
With Goalies’World Magazine editor, Gilles
Moffet
Goalies’World rankings
Tampa Bay Lightning stopper, Antero Niittymaki, our
leader after week 6, took the lead off Ryan Miller who slid to 3rd place behind Evgeni Nabokov (San Jose) as of Monday, November 22nd.
Niittymaki, who leads the league in save percentage (.936), only played one
game this week, a 4-3, 28 saves overtime win in Atlanta after watching his
partner, Mike Smith play three straight games. Previously, Niittymaki had five
straight starts.
Goalies’World goalie of the
week
Carey Price is our red
hot
Montreal Canadiens goaltender is on a 5-game hot
streak as of Monday, November 22nd and he boasts three solid
performances in week 8 with a 2-0-1, .940, 1.91 record for the week. He led the
Habs to a 3-2, 30 saves shootout home win against Carolina on Tuesday. On
Friday, the Habs got the best over the Washington Capitals in a 3-2, 32 saves
road win, and the next night at home against Detroit, Price stopped 32 of 34
shots in 65 minutes, before losing the game in the shootout, giving up two
goals on two shots. Prior to that game Price was perfect in shootouts with 9
saves in 9 attempts good for three wins.
Stealers of the week
Clemmensen steals the
Wings
After Tomas Vokoun last week, our stealer of the week
again is a Florida Panthers netminder, Scott Clemmensen. The Panthers backup
was outstanding in Detroit (of all places) on Friday, leading the Cats to a 2-1,
39 saves win. A good decision from coach Peter DeBoer since a well rested
Vokoun helped the Panthers to a 3-2 win the next night against the Rangers at
Madison Square Garden.
| The Goalies’World Top Ten | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | T |
GP |
W |
L |
OL |
SO |
GA |
SA |
GAA |
SP |
SPG |
FOR |
||
| 1 | Antero Niittymaki | TBL |
10 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
19 |
314 |
1.93 |
0.939 |
31.9 |
10288 |
| 2 | Craig Anderson | COL |
20 |
20 |
12 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
48 |
658 |
2.40 |
0.927 |
32.9 |
10276 |
| 3 | Evgeni Nabokov | SJS |
20 |
20 |
12 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
43 |
586 |
2.16 |
0.927 |
29.4 |
10237 |
| 4 | Ryan Miller | BUF |
16 |
16 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
31 |
451 |
1.97 |
0.931 |
28.7 |
10237 |
| 5 | Tomas Vokoun | FLA |
16 |
16 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
44 |
561 |
2.76 |
0.922 |
35.1 |
10201 |
| 6 | Ray Emery | PHI |
16 |
16 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
36 |
466 |
2.22 |
0.923 |
28.8 |
10148 |
| 7 | Chris Mason | STL |
14 |
14 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
31 |
411 |
2.25 |
0.925 |
29.8 |
10146 |
| 8 | Martin Brodeur | NJD |
18 |
18 |
12 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
40 |
505 |
2.19 |
0.921 |
27.7 |
10136 |
| 9 | Ondrej Pavelec | ATL |
14 |
14 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
37 |
452 |
2.89 |
0.918 |
35.3 |
10128 |
| 10 | Ilya Bryzgalov | PHX |
18 |
18 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
37 |
461 |
2.09 |
0.920 |
26.1 |
10111 |
 |
|
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Antti Niemi (Chicago) |
| Week 2 | Ilya Bryzgalov (Phoenix) |
| Week 3 | Ilya Bryzgalov (Phoenix) |
| Week 4 | Craig Anderson (Colorado) |
| Week 5 | Craig Anderson (Colorado) |
| Week 6 | Antero Niittymaki (Tampa Bay) |
| Week 7 | Ryan Miller (Buffalo) |
| Week 8 | Antero Niittymaki (Tampa Bay) |
 |
|
|---|---|
| Week1 | Tomas. Vokoun (FLA) 52 Saves in a 4-3 victory against Chicago |
| Week3 | Johan Hedberg (ATL) 40 saves in a 4-2 victory againts Buffalo |
| Week4 | Craig Anderson (COL) 48 saves in a 3-1 victory against Detroit |
| Week5 | Ondrej Pavelec (ATL) 50 saves in a 3-1 victory against Ottawa |
| Week6 | Tomas Vokoun (FLA) 52 saves in a 4-3 victory against Chicago |
| Week7 | Carey Price (MTL) 53 saves in a 2-0 lost against Nashville |
| Week8 | Scott Clemmensen (FLA) 39 saves in a 2-1 victory against Detroit |
-Antti Niemi (Chicago) 30 saves in a 1-0 shutout against Vancouver)
-Mathieu Garon, Columbus (4/1) over Nikolai Khabibulin, Edmonton (4/2)
-Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles (3/0) over Tomas Vokoun, Florida (2/1)
-Carey Price, Montreal (6/0) over Manny Legace, Carolina (6/1)
-Tuukka Rask, Boston (3/0) over Ondrej Pavelec, Atlanta (2/1)
-Manny Legace, Carolina (2/0) over Jonas Gustavsson, Toronto (2/2)
-Pekka Rinne, Nashville (3/1) over Martin Brodeur, New Jersey (3/2)
-Vesa Toskala, Toronto (2/0) over Semyon Varlamov, Washington (3/2)
-Jimmy Howard, Detroit (2/0) over Carey Price, Montreal (2/2)
-Pekka Rinne, Nashville (3/1) over Steve Mason, Columbus (2/2)
 |
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|---|---|---|---|
 |
Michael Leighton |
11/17/09 |
Lower Body |
 |
Nikolai Khabibulin | 11/21/09 | Back |
Antti Niemi
Since Antti Niemi, of the Chicago Blackhawks doesn’t
qualify for rookie status because he’s 29, the Goalies’World Rookie of the Week
Award goes to Symeon Varlamov, of the Washington Capitals. Varlamov was 1-0-1,
.949, 1.45, this week in two road games for the Caps. He recorded a 22 saves,
5-2 win in Colorado on Tuesday and a 38 saves, 2-1 win in Toronto on Satyurday.
Michael Leighton |
CAR |
11/17/2009 |
Injured |
Lower Body injurie |
Michal Neuvirth |
WSH |
11/17/2009 |
Recalled from |
Hershey (AHL) |
Robert Mayer |
MTL |
11/17/2009 |
Assigned to |
from Hamilton (AHL) to Cincinnati (ECHL) |
Nikolai Khabibulin |
EDM |
11/21/2009 |
Injured |
back after Saturday's morning skate |
Torrie Jung |
EDM |
11/21/2009 |
Recalled from |
Edmonton Oil Kings |
Devan Dubnyk |
EDM |
11/22/2009 |
Recalled from |
Springfield (AHL) |
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