North Stars stare down Hawks at home
With time winding down in the third period and his team up by two, Stars’ goaltender Joel Grzybowski stood calmly in his crease after making his 27th save of the night, sitting just six seconds and change from picking up his second shutout of the season, with one final faceoff upcoming to his left, deep in the Stars’ defensive zone.
Understanding the stakes at hand, the North Stars’ brass rolled out a veteran conglomerate to take the last second draw with MacGregor Sinclair the man sent to the dot.
Winning the faceoff back clean and brushing the puck to the end boards, Seth Summers then pinned himself to the end wall, as the final moments ticked off the clock and the Stars’ lead became a final, 2-0, thanks in large part to their starting goaltender and anchor between the pipes, Joel Grzybowski.
Grzybowski, who has been his squad’s backbone all season long has been especially strong as of late, posting a stellar 5-0-1 record over his last six games, while also stopping 177 of the 185 shots he’s faced over the span, for an outstanding .957sv%.