It seems like nothing is going to slow the New jersey Devils down who seem to be defying the odds in the most important position, goaltending.
The Devils lost one of their goaltender, Mackenzie Blackwood, last week due to a knee injury, then last Thursday, Vitek Vanacek left their game against the Ottawa Senators for “precautionary reasons.” This left third-string Akira Schmid to take over.
Schmid ended up stopping all seven shots to beat the Senators before earning his first start since January 31st on Saturday. Over his two appearances he has a 2-0-0 record with a .