Thunder Bay, Ont.- Having been a witness to superb goaltending 190 feet away in Game 1, Henrik Lundqvist [pictured] felt it was his turn to showcase his elite play in Game 2.SPACE
"I didn't think I played bad in Game 1," remarked Lundqvist prior to Game 2. "But they got two in and [Jaroslav] Halak played better."
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Seven minutes into Game 2, and the goalie that stymied the Timberwolves a day prior was skating to the Remparts dressing room with an undisclosed injury. In came Thomas Greiss. A former prospect in the Thunder Bay system.
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At 10:48 into the opening period, Steve Sullivan made it 1-0 for the Timberwolves. Assisted by TJ Oshie and newly inserted Blair Betts. Betts replaced rookie centre, Matt Duchene from Game 1. SPACE
Once again, Thunder Bay came out firing. Unleashing 11 shots on Halak and Greiss. While Lundqvist stopped all 5 he faced in the first period.
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The middle period would be scoreless. The Timberwolves outshooting Quebec 15-10.
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Mike Fisher put the game away for the home team at 15:31 to make it 2-0. The final score.
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"Unfortunate for them to lose their number one in net," said Timberwolves head coach Craig Hartsburg after the win. "But we'll take it. Halak was steller in the first game, so if we could get him out of there, fine by us. But we can't lay off or get it in our head that just because their backup is in, we'll come out on top. Greiss still looked pretty good in there."
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Although the Remparts will not disclose the injury to Jaroslav Halak, it was announced that he will not be available for Game 3 back in Quebec City on Friday.
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3-STARS
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* Henrik Lundqvist [THU] - 23 saves in shutout win
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** Steve Sullivan [THU] - 1 goal [game-winner]
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*** Mike Fisher [THU] - 1 goal
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