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Save of the Night: Niklas Backstrom (February 20)

Niklas Backstrom, Clayton Stoner, Greg Zanon

Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom (32) makes a save as teammates Clayton Stoner, left and Greg Zanon look on during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)

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Aside from the occasional night off – or the even less common instance when a save or goal isn’t deemed worthy – the gang at PHT will decide which tally or stop is the best of any given night. Once those two winners are determined, we’ll share our reasoning (and most importantly, the video clip for each) in posts for your viewing pleasure.

Every now and then, there’s a save that is an absolute joy to watch even if there might be some “shooter error” involved. By shooter error, I mean that if a given player elevates the puck just a little more, it would be a fairly normal goal.

Danny Cleary is having what could be a breakthrough season, as he is only one goal short of tying his career-best in only 44 games played. He should have 20 tallies, though, but Niklas Backstrom robbed him/he robbed himself during the Feburary 20th Save of the Night.
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