Head Coach”Toronto Maple Leafs Sheldon Keefe praised the Russian keeper Ilya Samsonov for staying focused and making big saves despite his low shot count in an NHL regular season game against “Philadelphia Flyers “.
On Wednesday, Toronto beat Philadelphia 5-2 (2-1, 0-0, 3-1). Samsonov saved 23 of 25 shots.
“It was a difficult game for the keeper. Not only were there few shots on our goal, but there was also not much activity in our half of the field. Sometimes in games where you don’t get shots, you still have to keep your eye on the puck and move. But he was kind of standing at the door, waiting for the next save. He made a big save at a key moment. That shows us that ‘He was alert and ready,’ Keef told the NHL website.
Samsonov agreed that the match turned out to be difficult for him, but noted that he was happy with the result.
It was a difficult match, a little hard for me. I don’t like it when they don’t get enough shots on my goal. It’s very difficult because the opponent is doing 3v2, 2v1 all the time, the confidence is a bit lower, but the result is great. That’s what we needed,” added Samsonov.
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