With the Colorado Eagles riding a lengthy win streak, Ivan Provetov has been one of the hottest goaltenders in the AHL.
Prosvetov, the AHL Goaltender of the Month, allowed two goals or fewer in each of his eight starts during February, going 8-0-0 with a 1.25 goals-against average, a .959 save percentage and two shutouts while stopping 231 of 241 shots overall.
Assigned to the Eagles on Feb. 4, Prosvetov made his debut with the club on Feb. 9 and turned aside 26 shots in a 3-1 win over Abbotsford. He made 38 saves in a 3-2 victory over the Canucks on Feb. 10, and was named Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week after stopping 93 of 98 shots in defeating Bakersfield twice and Coachella Valley once between Feb. 14 and Feb. 18.
Prosvetov then notched back-to-back shutouts against Henderson, making 15 saves on Feb. 23 and 27 stops on Feb. 24, before closing out the month with a 32-save performance at Abbotsford on Feb. 27.
Prosvetov was acquired by the Colorado Avalanche off waivers from Arizona on Oct. 9, 2023, and has made 11 NHL appearances this season, going 4-3-1 with a 3.16 goals-against average and an .895 save percentage.
A 24-year-old native of Moscow, Russia, Prosvetov has a record of 62-54-10 with a 3.17 GAA, an .899 save percentage and six shutouts in 133 career AHL games with Colorado and Tucson. The fourth-round pick by Arizona in the 2018 NHL Draft has appeared in 24 games in the NHL between the Avalanche and Coyotes.