Filip Gustavsson latest Senators goalie to seize unexpected opportunity
OTTAWA, ONT – As Filip Gustavsson bows his head in the goal crease the giant, silver No. 30 on the top of his goalie mask fills the camera lens.
There’s only one problem. Gustavsson wears No. 32 for the Ottawa Senators. Matt Murray is No. 30. Gustavsson’s numerical mismatch tells a story. He is supposed to be with AHL Belleville, where he wears No. 30 for the Belleville Senators.
“Gus,” as he is known, was about as far from being heir to the Sens’ goalie throne as Prince Harry is to being a king. And yet there he was on Monday, frustrating the Calgary Flames to win his NHL debut 2-1 — a spectacular 35-save, .972 save percentage effort.