It took one goal from Pius Suter and a shutout from rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs for the Vancouver Canucks to knock out the Nashville Predators.
In 2006, rookie goaltender Cam Ward stepped into the net for the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, replacing their regular starter, Martin Gerber.
On Friday night in Game 6, Silovs shut out the Nashville Predators to deliver the Canucks to the second round. How far he’ll take the Canucks remains to be seen but he’s got a .938 save percentage so far, which is a fair sight better than his .881 save percentage in his four games in the regular season.
Let’s be clear, it’s entirely unreasonable to expect Silovs to repeat the performance of Cam Ward or Matt Murray to carry the Canucks to the Cup. But it was also entirely unreasonable for him to post a shutout in a series-deciding game.
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