Ilya Samsonov vs. Alex Ovechkin will be quite a rush Via sunhornby
Samsonov, off to an incredible start with Toronto, has a .939 save percentage and two shutouts and has already beaten the Caps once in his Leaf debut, a 3-2 result with Ovechkin kept off the board. Ovechkin has 41 career goals versus Toronto.
Yet reading Samsonov’s true feelings can be tricky, with his combination of dry wit and broken English. “A lot of good memories, the first year. Not for couple of years, but this is life. I have a lot of friends on the team still. I’m not a bad guy.” After the Caps didn’t sign him, the Leafs took a chance after seeing him in playoff action, betting he’d be a hungry back-up for Murray. When Murray was hurt after one start, Samsonov excelled before his own knee injury and it’s been a good internal competition since, both contributing the Leafs 15-game streak with at least a point that ended Thursday in New York.
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