NHL Goalie Update

Written by Alan Carter

Tim Thomas was bailed out by the Boston Bruins offense in a 6 – 5 victory. Thomas had 34 saves and improves to 9 – 3 in his last 12 games. Thomas was hassled by short shots throughout the game.

Cristobal Huet has suffered a cold streak lately having 11 GA in his last three games and was benched in favor of David Aebischer who gave up 2 goals on 12 shots against the Boston Bruins in a 6 – 5 loss.

Marty Turco had an excellent game leading the Dallas Stars to a 1 – 0 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Turco had 25 saves in his 26^th shutout of his career. Mike Modano scored the only goal before leaving with an injury. Turco had an excellent close-in save late in the game after the Sharks pulled Evgeni Nabokov with another attacker.

Evgeni Nabokov had a good game with 12 saves but let Mike Modano get a shot by his left side in the first period on a Dallas power play.

Mikael Tellqvist who was traded last week by the Toronto Maple Leafs to Phoenix had 19 saves in a 3 -2 win against the Nashville Predators. Tellqvist gave up 2 early scores but settled down not allowing another goal.

Chris Mason was unable to hold onto the 2 goal lead despite his 39 saves in a 3-2 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes. Phoenix was able to pressure Mason all night with 42 shots on goal.

The Edmonton Oilers won a 4 – 0 shutout against the Vancouver Canucks on the strong play of Dwayne Roloson who had 36 saves. Roloson who was pulled from his last two starts rebounded with a great game.

Roberto Luongo continues his struggles as he gave up 4 goals in a shutout loss to the Oilers. Luongo had already allowed 3 goals by the end of the third period as the Canucks fall under .500.