Antti Raanta has been under a lot of pressure since his farm command.
Sidney Crosby couldn’t get the puck past Antti Raanna last night. AOP / USA TODAY Sports
– Sidney Crosby got robbed! TSN’s announcer mylvi.
He gestured Antti Raantaawhich stopped the superstar’s scoring attempts last night in Carolina’s matchup with Pittsburgh.
The Pens skipper was able to try to paint into a half-empty furnace in the third period, but the Finn stretched his gloved hand in front of the puck, and the Canes won 3–2 in overtime.
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– That save was great, but he also saved a lot of other tight situations that didn’t look that dangerous, Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour praised on the NHL website.
Raanta made 38 saves in the game, and was chosen as the second star of the match.
The 34-year-old Konkari keeper stopped by the farm in mid-December. He played two games there before coming back to the NHL and starting to shine again.
After the farm command, Raanta has stopped the pucks with 93.4 percent certainty. The balance of four games is three wins. The only loss (1–2) came in overtime in the St. Louis game.
He was chosen as the first star of the game against Pittsburgh Brett Pescewho fired Teuvo Teräväinen from a pass in the extra time of the 3–2 winning goal.
– It was a nice pass. Teräväinen got some space, so I tried to sneak up behind him. Good things happen when you deliver the puck to the goal, Pesce said after his goal.
The third star of the match was named Sebastian Ahowhich set up Carolina’s opening goal.