PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers were saved, literally, by Michal Neuvirth and his goaltending in a recent game with the Minnesota Wild.
His last second save on Charlie Coyle‘s shot lifted the Flyers to a 3-2 win.
“I knew I hit it with my stick but I wasn’t sure if I had the stick behind the goal line,” Neuvirth said. “I’ve made saves like that sometimes in practice but it was huge for us.”
Neuvirth was sure he made the save if teammates were not nearly as certain.
“I was a little worried,” defenseman Mark Streit said. “They checked it. But then on the big screen, you can tell it probably didn’t cross the line. Huge relief for us.”
Devan Dubnyk made 28 saves for the Wild who lost their second straight game.
“That’s a heck of a save,” Coyle said. “That would’ve been a huge point. Another half-inch and that’s a huge point for us.”
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