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2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Blue Jackets and Penguins Preview of the Goaltending and Special Teams

The Cannon | April 12, 2017

Related Topics: Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sergei Bobrovsky, Vezina Trophy, Stanley Cup playoffs, American football positions, Goals against average, Power play (sporting term), Save percentage

Continuing on in our series today breaking down the positional matchups in the round one series, we now take a look at the Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins matchups in net and on special teams.

Goaltending Preview

There is absolutely no question who the Columbus Blue Jackets are starting goal for every single game of their playoff run: Sergei Bobrovsky. The Vezina Trophy favorite has had an absolutely outstanding season, leading the NHL in save percentage and goals against average this year. Bobrovsky finished 3rd in the league with 41 wins and also posted 7 shutouts.

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