Former UConn men’s hockey goaltender Adam Huska made his NHL debut on Wednesday night with the New York Rangers. He’s now the third Husky from the school’s Hockey East era to play in the NHL, joining Tage Thompson and Max Letunov.
While Huska took the loss in his first start, giving up seven goals while stopping 39 of 46 shots, his performance might not have been as bad as the numbers suggest.
“He was great in the first,” Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant said, according to the New York Post. “I think they had [19] shots and he made some really key saves.