Backstrom Is Sharp, But Wild Isn’t
Posted by TheHockeyGuy on February 12th, 2010
It’s the one that got away, both on the scoreboard and in the points column.
Despite making a pair of huge second-period saves to keep it a 2-1 Phoenix lead Wednesday night, Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom couldn’t stop the shot that ultimately gave the Coyotes the 3-2 victory in regulation. And for good reason: Backstrom, making his first game appearance since Jan. 23 because of a back injury, never really saw it.
Radim Vrbata’s let’s-see-what-happens try at Backstrom 5 minutes, 41 seconds into the third period hit the side of the net. However, rather than careening into the corner as expected, the puck bounced into the air, clanked off the “32″ of Backstrom’s game sweater and landed just beyond the red line for a 3-1 Phoenix lead.
“I’ve never seen that happen before — he missed … by one or two [feet],” said Backstrom, who had been 5-1 against Phoenix at home in his career.
Click here to read the full article – By Minneapolis Star-Tribune
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