Michal Postava, the Detroit Red Wings goalie, just made his first career NHL start last night, and what a debut it was. After making his league debut in relief just last week, Postava was lights out at Rogers Place in Edmonton, stopping 26 of 28 shots through regulation and overtime before slamming the door shut on the Oilers’ biggest stars in the shootout.
Welcome to the Show, Kid
Postava showed nerves of steel, battling through regulation and overtime against one of the most explosive offenses in the league. He stood tall, making save after save, including an absolutely critical point-blank stop with under seven seconds left in overtime. That save pushed the game to a shootout, capping off what had to be an exhausting four-game Western Conference road trip for the Wings. The kid is already proving he’s got the clutch gene, getting his team to the skills competition when it counted most.
Shutting Down Superstars
Then came the shootout, and Postava somehow found another gear. First up, the captain himself, Connor McDavid. Postava shut him down. Next, Leon Draisaitl. Again, Postava said “nope.” He stared down two of the best players on the planet and absolutely robbed them. The final nail in the coffin came when Postava stoned Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, securing the victory. On the offensive side, Lucas Raymond was the only Red Wing to find the back of the net in the shootout, bagging his second shootout winner of this road trip. The Oilers did celebrate a goal scored by forward Vasily Podkolzin during the first period, but it wasn’t enough to break Postava’s will in the end.
What an incredible way to wrap up a road trip. Postava’s first start, his first big win, and he did it by shutting down some of the league’s most dangerous players. You have to wonder what this means for the Red Wings moving forward. If this is what Postava brings in his *first* start, hockey fans everywhere need to keep an eye on this guy.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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