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Michael Whitaker
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Updated at Apr 25, 2026, 23:35
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Last offseason, the Detroit Red Wings made a change in their goaltending department, dismissing goalie coach Alex Westlund and hiring former NHL/AHL veteran Michael Leighton. 

Leighton, who was in goal for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010 when Patrick Kane scored the iconic Stanley Cup-winning goal, made AHL history on this day in 2008.

While playing for the AHL's Albany River Rats, he made a whopping 98 saves in a five-overtime marathon game against the Philadelphia Phantoms.

Unfortunately, he and the River Rats didn't pick up the win, but he still turned in the performance of a lifetime.