Winnipeg Jets defenseman Tyler Myers deserves a lot of credit for his team’s 1-0 shutout over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night.
Myers stopped a flurry of Pittsburgh activity in front of his own net with his face in the final minute of play at MTS Centre. The above video shows the 6-foot-8 Myers using every inch of his large frame to prevent the equalizer.
“I don’t usually come after a game and talk about a save you made as a defenseman. It was a desperation play. They got the puck to the net and fortunately I was able to get a face on it,” Myers said in postgame audio posted by Illegal Curve. “Desperate play to just try to get in front of it and got lucky.”*
The win by the Jets was much needed. It was just their second victory in their last six games, and came after being outscored 7-2 at Edmonton and Calgary in their previous two contests before the Christmas break. At 16-17-2 the Jets are last place in the ultra-competitive Central Division. *
The shutout was the first for goaltender Connor Hellebuyck in his NHL career. The rookie stopped all 30 Pittsburgh shots on goal to improve to 6-3-0 on the season.
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