There are times when the numbers tell the story for a goaltender, and even in a small sample, the data cannot be disputed.
Alexandar Georgiev did not play well at the start of this season. It was certainly a small sample. The club was shorthanded in front of him, and had a couple of particularly poor defensive efforts. Still, the numbers were the numbers.
That has changed. Georgiev looks like a different goaltender in early November than he did last month, and the numbers back that up as well.
While the Avalanche lineup is about to look much closer to full capacity by the end of this week, the bounce-back from Georgiev may be just as important as the club’s push for a spot among the Stanley Cup contenders truly begins.