I switched over to your game after the 'Hawks were stonewalled by Swayman, and saw that Shesterkin had a similarly great game against your guys. The Rags just backed in for the whole 3rd, but, very little seemed to threaten Shesterkin, until Huberdeau skated through his stick, but, then Tanev bailed him with the clear interference in shooting the stick out of the zone, and that, with the Coleman penalty, sealed the outcome.
Over the years, I have seen a lot of inter-conference games where the unfamiliarity of the opponent, and the lack of rivalry passion, leaves the game in the hands of goaltending, Again, I only saw your 3rd period, but it looked like your guys just had no answer for the Rags goalie.
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