Highlights | Goalie Gear Nation

May 16, 2016 by Matt

Crosby Robbed by Andrei Vasilevskiy

The Tampa Bay Lightning may be without their number one goaltender, Ben Bishop, but Andrei Vasilevskiy seems to be filling in quite well. Vasilevskiy, who led his team to a game one victory, was back in net again tonight for game two against the Pittsburgh Penguins. In order to help prove he’s capable of playing…

May 13, 2016 by Matt

Pekka Rinne Breaks Stick in Angry Outburst

In case you missed it, the San Jose Sharks absolutely destroyed the Nashville Predators in game 7 of their second round series. From the onset of the game, the Sharks had the upper hand and did exactly what they needed to for a game 7 win. Two first period goals gave them the early advantage,…

April 11, 2016 by Matt

Richard Bachman Behind the Back Glove Save

Richard Bachman would not be outdone by goalies in the Canucks system this season, and put together an incredible highlight reel save of his own this past weekend. Similar to Markstrom, Bachman’s save came in the last game of the season for the Canucks AHL affiliate Utica Comets. As the St. John’s Ice Caps mounted a…

April 11, 2016 by Matt

Jacob Markstrom Makes Stellar Glove Save in Final Game of the Season

This isn’t really the way Jacob Markstrom saw his season going, finishing with a 13-14-4 record, along with no shutouts and a 2.73 goals against average. Despite the bad season, Markstrom found a way to end it on a high note. Early in the second period, with Vancouver leading the Edmonton Oilers 1-0, Markstrom found…

March 29, 2016 by Matt

Jonathan Quick Save of the Year vs San Jose

It seems like it didn’t take very long for Ben Bishop’s save to be old news. In fact, it was only a couple of hours before Jonathan Quick made his own incredible save of the year candidate last night. Quick’s save came with less than five seconds remaining in the second period against the San…

March 28, 2016 by Matt

Ben Bishop Save of the Year vs Toronto

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop may have made the save of the year tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Early in the first period, with the game still tied 0-0, Leafs forward Brad Boyes found himself with a wide open net after receiving a nice pass from William Nylander. What seemed like a sure…

March 15, 2016 by Matt

Jacob Markstrom Makes Barehanded Stop

Jacob Markstrom made a brilliant, albeit dangerous, barehanded save last night against the Winnipeg Jets. Midway through the second period, the Jets were in all out attack mode on the Canucks. Markstrom lost his glove after making an initial save, but the puck bounced away and play continued. After making another save on a Ben…

February 26, 2016 by Matt

Michal Neuvirth Save of the Year Against Minnesota

We still have around 20 games left in the NHL season, but it looks like Michal Neuvirth may have captured the Save of the Year in last night’s game against the Minnesota Wild. Neuvirth, who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers, found himself down and out in the crease with less than five seconds to play…

February 16, 2016 by Matt

Scott Darling Makes Incredible Diving Glove Save

Scott Darling, backup for the Chicago Blackhawks, had a pretty unreal performance in net last night which included an incredible diving glove save. The save came early in the second period against the Toronto Maple Leafs with the Hawks already up 3-0. After making an initial shot from the point was blocked, the puck bounced away…

February 1, 2016 by Matt

Steven Michalek Goalie Fight in AHL Debut

Tempers were flaring Saturday night in a game between the Iowa Wild and Charlotte Checkers, leading to Wild goalie Steven Michalek being challenged to a fight in his AHL debut. Michalek, who prior to this had been playing for the Quad City Mallards of the ECHL, held his own during the fight. He ended up…