Ben Scrivens.
Need we say more?
Most Saves In A Shutout
This table via Hockey-Reference.com, which has all NHL data going back to 1987-88:
| Rk | Player | Date | Team | Opp. | Dec. | Shots | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Scrivens | 1/29/2014 | EDM | SJS | W | 59 | 59 |
| 2 | Mike Smith | 4/3/2012 | PHX | CBJ | W | 54 | 54 |
| 3 | Craig Anderson | 3/2/2008 | FLA | NYI | W | 53 | 53 |
| 4 | Curtis Joseph | 12/10/1996 | EDM | DET | T | 52 | 52 |
| 5 | Jonathan Quick | 12/13/2010 | LAK | DET | W | 51 | 51 |
| 6 | Martin Brodeur | 1/12/2010 | NJD | NYR | W | 51 | 51 |
| 7 | Glenn Healy | 1/16/1990 | NYI | VAN | W | 51 | 51 |
| 8 | James Reimer | 2/4/2012 | TOR | OTT | W | 49 | 49 |
| 9 | Niklas Backstrom | 2/19/2012 | MIN | BOS | W | 48 | 48 |
| 10 | Cam Ward | 2/2/2012 | CAR | BOS | W | 47 | 47 |
The Oilers Defensive System
On second thought, let’s not talk about that.
So Scrivens?
Yeah. That was something else.
— Taylor Hall (@hallsy04) January 30, 2014
“That was the best goaltending performance I’ve ever seen,” – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
— Rob Tychkowski (@Sun_Tychkowski) January 30, 2014
@scrivens_30 That was pretty impressive bud! Awesome job.
— Andrew Ference (@Ferknuckle) January 30, 2014
Rexall was buzzing tonight! @scrivens_30 with easily one of the best goaltending performances I’ve ever seen. #TheProfessor
— Luke Gazdic (@lukegazdic) January 30, 2014
Unbelivable performance by @scrivens_30 tonight! Easily the sickest I've ever seen! Congrats! Keep it rolling in Boston saturday
— David Perron (@DP_57) January 30, 2014
See what a real goalie coach can teach. I would have to think Billy Ranford knows a thing or two more about goaltending than Freddy Chabot. Scrivens doesn’t flop all over the ice, he is square to the shooter unlike the previous goalie we had here. That folks is what a real goalie coach can teach. We need some D badly and not Brian Campbell.
Will Chabot ruin Scrivens ?
Yes. Time for Chabot to go bye bye
Jennifer Hiel get your name down from Ben Scrivens road immediately!! Your gold medal performance might as well be a participant ribbon compared to his best in the universe showing.
Hey didn’t another Oiler goalie come from Spruce Grove? I remember him being pretty good. Who would have thought a goalie factory would be so close to Edmonton? .oh yeah Calgary sucks.
Don’t forget Cam Ward is from Sherwood Park. Unfortunately, he is the Com Smythe winner who beat us in 2006 cup final.
Ward and Scrivens .Hmmm could be a tandem next year
PROFESSOR SCRIVEZINA!
Ben Scrivens…just awesome last night.
If Dubnyk letting in beach balls over the first 20 games was all bad coaching by Eakins (LMAO) I guess last night was a Jack Adams’ performance.
I can understand the “logic” of keeping Lowe around given his 6 rings, work with Team Canada, history with the team and so on.
What is the “logic” of having Chabot around? Or even behind the hiring in the first place?
I burst out laughing when i saw that defensive system picture and comment. Thanks for that
I know its only one game but I wonder if that goof serious gord still prefers Dubnyk over Scrivens
Serious gord like Dubnyk? Seriously? This is shocking news to me.
I have to say that last night was one of the first times I clapped in front of the TV in years, I think Gagner’s 8 point night was the last time.
Despite Scrivens seeming to downplay the whole thing in his interviews after the game, they showed him skating around the ice when he was the first star and it looked like it meant something to him, even if he was trying to hide it. He looked like he was gonna cry.
I have a sneaking suspicion that even if he gives the impression of not wanting to be here, inside he loves wearing the Oil jersey. And I don’t care who you are, if you’re a sports fan and you get the honour to wear your hometown jersey and play the game of your life, it means something to you. Last night, he was that “hero” he dreamt of being as a kid.
I’m only guessing of course, but that was the impression I got.
Ok – sorry to sound like a doof – but why is he called the Professor? (I have tried not to ask this all day…be gentle).
No such things as stupid questions 🙂
He is called the Professor because he went to Cornell University which is a private Ivy league research University and his mask is filled with Shakespeare quotes.
That’s about it really 🙂
Bye Bye Chabot, bring in Ron the “Tugger” Tugnut at least he knows what it is like to play in Edmonton.