New York. Linus Olmark in the form of his life.
He kept a clean sheet as league leaders Boston claimed their fifth straight win against Columbus last night.
– But for a long moment nothing happened. The team is playing big and mature, says the goalkeeper, from Luzhnevik to Sportbladet after the 4-0 win.
They’ve had a great start to the season, Boston Bears. Despite the absence of a key player like Brad Marchand until yesterday, and despite the fact that best quarterback Charlie McAvoy is still on the injured list, they have won all but one of their matches.
Game five in a row came in Ohio last night, when – just one day after a 5-1 win over Detroit – they beat Columbus 4-0.
– It’s hard to say anything other than that they feel good, he says Linus Olmark When we catch him on the player bus after that.
We played really well, you should be able to say that, and Sway and I (the other goalkeeper, Jeremy Swayman) had a successful start to the season. But our colleagues helped us incredibly well, too.
So here it is with Linus. Despite blocking 30 shots last night, he kept two clean sheets and is now the third goalkeeper in Bruins history – after Tiny Thompson (37-38), Tim Thomas (10-11) and Tuukka Rask (16-17) – to start. A season in which he racked up wins in his first six games, his drum can’t be beat.
Well, I won’t take any credits tonight either. Of course, it’s fun keeping our sheets clean and that came a little earlier than the first last year, but we do it together, he continues.
– In the second period, for example, almost nothing happened. The team plays a mature, mature role and does everything right all the time, so the opponents do not get anything.
Well, what the repentant 29-year-old German did, he did it with gusto.
As teammate Jake Debrosk told nhl.com:
Linus was outstanding and honestly kept us in the game until we got the lead and were able to dominate the game.
Coach Jim Montgomery has some credit for going with him, too.
– We give away free chances but don’t worry, you expect our goalkeepers to save. He says it feels very reassuring to have a coach.