One performance is just one performance, but with his substantial 47-save win over the Vegas Golden Knights, Carter Hart might have just washed away his past 14 months.
It has been a hellish year and a bit for the young netminder. Catering to almost nothing in the shortened season, and trying to climb his reputation back with a whole lot of bad defenders in front of him. And that last part might have just been what made his play on Tuesday night so impressive.
“It was unbelievable,” defenseman Justin Braun said of Hart. “Any time you give up that many shots and grade-A’s and you come out with a W, that’s probably on your goalie having a great night.