Quotable:"You guys always kind of ask me that (net-front presence), I just say the same thing. It's kind of my game, my job. It was a really good shot by Greener. I just kind of stood there and it banked off me. It was a good play. It got the shaft there and then it went five-hole or something. Yeah, I just got a piece of it." -- Rasmussen
Quotable II: "He's an excellent net-front guy and I think he's a good player everywhere else. So where is a guy going to separate himself in the NHL? To me, it's net-front for him. I thought that when I watched him last year. I think he's going to score lots of goals in this league because he knows how to go to the net, he knows how to tip pucks, he knows how to screen, he knows how to leverage his body. I think he's going to be a real good net-front guy for a long time." -- Wings coach Jeff Blashill
2.Jimmy Howard/Craig Anderson:It may be redundant, but once again, Howard's stellar play in net gave the Red Wings a chance to win. The Senators had several quality scoring chances as they were allowed an open lane to the Wings goal, forcing Howard to make several point-blank saves. Howard faced 36 shots and made 34 saves for a .944 save percentage. As good as Howard was, Ottawa's Anderson was a bit better. He not only stopped two penalty shots, he had terrific rebound control and gave up very few second chances around his net. Anderson stopped 34 of the 35 shots he faced for a .971 save percentage.
Quotable:"I chalk that one up for Anderson. He played great. They played extremely aggressive on the forecheck. They were able to hold us off. We had our opportunities and either Anderson was there, or we missed the net. He made two great saves on the penalty shots and that's the game." -- Howard
Quotable II: "Both goalies were good. Both teams had chances and didn't score as much as they would like. Certainly, we had real chances that we didn't score on -- when you get two penalty shots and you don't score, those were real players taking the penalty shots. So good for Craig Anderson, he's been a good goalie in the league for a long time. In the end he made two critical plays at critical moments." -- Blashill