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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
This was Markstrom's single best game as a Flame IMO.
Unlike the early-last season games where he was seeing a heavy shot volume (35+ shots) this was a game where he actually saw the kind of play a championship goaltender sees - difficult saves like breakaways and such, but also long lulls in between the action.
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Absolutely. He was always a goalie who could be a Vezina candidate while being hammered with 40 shots a game. It’s nice to see him settle in and make the big saves when he needed to. Great performance.