Toronto Maple Leafs: Freddie’s Top Ten Saves of the Season
By Josh Tessler
Number 8
Once again, Duclair is featured in another breathtaking save by Andersen.
This time, Duclair is standing in front of Andersen and showcasing his inner “James van Riemsdyk”. Nick Cousins of the Coyotes sees Duclair in front of Andersen and he fires a backhand pass to him. Duclair is parked on Andersen’s blind side. He collects the puck and takes a shot against Andersen. Andersen robs Duclair by making an incredible diving save. While Andersen is diving, the pick ricochets off of his blocker.
Number 7
Number seven features Buffalo Sabres’ forwards, Jack Eichel and Jordan Nolan.
With twelve minutes left in the second period, Eichel and Nolan are skating in unison towards Andersen. Eichel is skating up the left side of the ice with the puck. When he gets to the hashmarks of the face-off circle, he fires a pass to Nolan. At this point, Nolan is directly in front of Andersen. Nolan collects the puck and one-times the puck towards Andersen. Andersen shuts Nolan’s scoring chance down and blocks the puck with his pad.