By all accounts, the Dallas Stars should have lost last night’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Yet thanks to a stellar debut by new backup goaltender Scott Wedgewood, the Stars came home with two points:
“He stole that game for us tonight, no question,” Stars coach Rick Bowness said. “The chances we gave up in overtime, he was outstanding. He was the reason we won the game.”
The game was a career best for Wedgewood, who’s bounced around between New Jersey, Arizona, and the AHL throughout his career. Both he and the Stars hope it’s just a sign of things to come:
“I’ve done a good job of getting rid of the mental demons in my mind over the last couple of years, working with some mental strengthening coaches and things like that,” Wedgewood said.