He had his first career start for the Ottawa Senators in February of 2015, and proceeded to finish out the season on an unprecedented run.
He went an incredible 20-1-2 over his next 23 games. No goaltender has ever won that many games in their first 23 NHL starts.
He finished that season with a save percentage of .941 and a goals against average of 1.79, leading the Senators on an end-of-season charge to the playoffs.
His expanded statistics show that he wasn’t just coasting behind an impressive lineup, but displaying goaltending excellence night in and night out.