This former Bruins goalie's dominant performance has helped eliminate the Penguins.
The Philadelphia Flyers officially knocked out the Pittsburgh Penguins with their Game 6 overtime win. With this, the Flyers are moving on to the second round, which is something that many hockey fans would not have expected before the start of the season.
A former Boston Bruins goalie is the biggest reason why the Flyers have advanced to the second round: Dan Vladar.
Vladar put on a dominant performance for the Flyers in Game 6, and the truth can be seen with his stats. The 28-year-old goaltender stopped all 42 Penguins shots he faced to secure his second shutout of this postseason.
While the Penguins had a number of quality scoring chances, Vladar continued to stay on his head, and the Flyers have won the series because of it.
With this incredible start, Vladar now has a 4-2 record, a 1.61 goals-against average, a .937 save percentage, and two shutouts this postseason. This is after the former Bruins goalie had a 29-14-7 record, a 2.42 goals-against average, and a .906 save percentage in 52 games this season with the Flyers.
With numbers like these, there is no question that Vladar is the biggest reason why the Flyers have taken a major step in the right direction this season.