It seems a little weird that Talbot has a better save % and GAA than Rittich, but even going back to the oilers, he was often a goalie that you could tell when he was not on his game early. I think most of us knew it wasn't his night after the first, and maybe switching him out between periods could have changed things.
Weird fact too that we're the only team currently in a playoff position with a minus in goals for/against--but that can be explained by the occasional terribad game by a goalie. I know the plan is to save everything for tomorrow night, but this game felt very winnable against a struggling team, and I suspect Edmonton is going to beat themselves tomorrow any way because they've been psyching themselves out since the last game.
Meh, not worried--beat the greasers tomorrow and be happy we got the point after the last Blues goal was offside.
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