Wild prospect Samuel Hlavaj picked up a shutout in Slovakia's 4-0 win over Poland.
The Wild have ten total players currently playing in the IIHF Men's World Championships and three of them are goalies.
Wild prospect Samuel Hlavaj, stopped 39 shots in Slovakia's 5-4 overtime win over USA a few nights ago and earned another start for Slovakia.
He followed that up by shutting out Poland with 20 saves in the 4-0 win. The 6-foot-4, 193-pound native of Martin, Slovakia, has been known for his terrific international play and he has continued to do just that.
Hlavaj, 22, is now 2-0-0 for Slovakia in the tournament with a .937 save percentage, a 1.94 goals-against average, and one shutout. In six total international games this year Hlavaj is 5-1-0 with a .923 save percentage, a 1.85 goals-against average, and one shutout.
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