New York. They haven’t had a real star goaltender in Buffalo in a long time, but tonight it looked like one just introduced himself to the fans at the Keybank Center.
21-year-old NHL rookie Devon Levy led the Sabers to a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers with a . 
Rescue.
– I dreamed of this moment all my life, he says after success.
It should be emphasized first and foremost that Devon Levy didn’t have much to do in the first 40 minutes of his NHL debut.
The visiting New York Rangers were conspicuously sluggish after the derby blowout against New Jersey 24 hours earlier, taking no more than 10 shots on goal in the first and second periods.
But if, after a relatively happy start, the young Quebecer concludes that this NHL hockey game is not so difficult, then in the third period he received a “wake-up call”, because then Patrick Kane and his teammates released the gas pedal and fired 20 shots at him.
“It was so cool”
However, he handled this offense very well, eventually stopping a total of 31 pucks and making a number of saves that earned a standing ovation from the singing home fans.
– It was absolutely amazing, Swedish-American defender Matthias Samuelsson told the Buffalo News.
– The first thing you notice is how agile he is and how well he reads the game. Not all goalkeepers do this, some stop pucks. Devon has a hockey brain.
The 21-year-old – who has long been regarded as one of Canada’s great goalkeeping talents – is also delighting himself.
– I’ve dreamed of this moment all my life. Now a dream come true, he says after a 3-2 win, secured by Jeff Skinner in overtime.
Nightmare Gallant
For Rangers coach Gerard Gallant, dreams are unfulfilled. He seemed to have seen the match, and above all the opening, a nightmare.
– very typical for us. In the last five or six games our starts have been pure jokes, they matter.
We secured our play-off spot a week ago and it looks like our season is over. This is not the way it is supposed to work.
The Sabers clung on to last night’s victory at the last straw, but they still held out five points ahead of Pittsburgh for last place in the Eastern Conference standings — in a two-point system, mind you.
Rasmus Dahlin answered for help.