One of the primary reasons that Pittsburgh Penguins' general manager and president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas acquired goaltender Artūrs Šilovs from the Vancouver Canucks last summer was the young goaltender's ability to elevate his game when it matters most. 

That sentiment was echoed by head coach Dan Muse as well during training camp and throughout the regular season. 

"He's gained some really good experiences in his career so far, and he's obviously still a relatively young guy," Muse said of Šilovs earlier this season. "I think those things, they seem to all kind of stack up. To have that [AHL Calder Cup run] that he had last year, and then to have the playoffs before, and then you also look at some of the different experiences that he's had in international play... you look at it and see he's not that old.

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