2. Markstrom vs Luongo
Speaking of Luongo, the match-up of him versus Jacob Markstrom was a great one. It was Vancouver’s goaltender of the past against their goaltender of the future — and present, if you will. Who knows what will happen with Ryan Miller back on the ice, but Markstrom definitely deserves to get at least an equal amount of starts.
Markstrom made 26 saves on 28 shots, 11 in the third period. It was Markstrom who carried the Canucks into overtime, paving the way for Daniel Sedin to win it.
Luongo had 27 saves on 30 shots — not as great, but still decent. He made a few outstanding saves, carrying the Panthers into overtime like Markstrom did for the Canucks.
Markstrom and Luongo both had outstanding performances — but to summarize it, let’s look at a tweet sent out by Luongo himself:
— Strombone (@strombone1) January 12, 2016
Yup, that sums it up.
When the Panthers and Canucks traded their goaltenders for one another, both teams wanted to get better. The way it looks, both might have succeeded. Then again, I’d take Lu back any day.
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