No doubt who the first star was tonight, Hellebuyck stole the show to end the year.
Have to give some unsung heroes their credit too. I think that was a very smart change by Bones to move Reichel up to Gagner's spot, in a game where Gagner didn't have the legs to match the pace. Congrats to Kristian on his first point of the year, almost got a couple more tonight.
I think the unsung jacket should go to Kevin Stenlund. Battled on the draw, and I don't know how many blocks he finished with tonight, but he stood in there like a pro, very smart game again. Gustafsson impressed me with his speed to catch Mc David in full stride a couple of times. I think Kuhlman was up for the speed of this game too.
It's funny I thought Neal Pionk had a bit of a rough game, especially the 3 shifts in the 1st period where he first loses his stick, then takes a penalty, then loses a glove to boot, but that's a solid 2 point night, sometimes the bounces go your way in this game.
Have a Happy New Year ladies and gents.