Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jacob Fowler put on a stellar performance by stopping all 46 shots he faced in a 2-0 shutout win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old rookie recorded a career-high 46 saves, including 24 in the third period alone when the Blues were dominating possession. It was Fowler’s second shutout of the season and his sixth consecutive win.
Here’s how fans on X reacted to Jacob Fowler’s 46-save performance, with one tweeting:
“I’ve seen enough, welcome back Carey Price.”
Another chimed in:
“Best goalie in the NHL at age 21 is cool I think.”
Here are some of the other top reactions on X:
“That was a very impressive performance for any goalie let alone a 21-year-old kid. Looks like another 3rd round steal for Montreal,” a third fan wrote.
“Habs really have all of Jacob Fowler, Demidov, Hutson, Hage, Zharovsky, Slaf, Suzuki, Caufield. Wow,” one X user wrote.
“Yes, he is fantastic but the hub is better shut things down a little better. Way too many shots allowed,” another chimed in.
“Give him the Calder I’ve seen enough,” added another.
Jacob Fowler’s 46-save performance powers Canadiens to a 2-0 shutout win over Blues
On Tuesday, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the St. Louis Blues 2-0 at Enterprise Center.
Zachary Bolduc opened the scoring in the second period to put the Habs ahead 1-0, and Florian Xhekaj added an insurance marker in the third for his first career NHL goal. Mike Matheson collected two assists in the victory.
Sharing his thoughts on the 46-save performance, Fowler said (via NHL.com):
“You definitely get into a rhythm — I’m a little tired after but we’ve got a few days off so I’m sure I’ll be fine. I think if you ask a lot of guys, they play their best hockey when you don’t have time to think, you just react. I just had a good night.”
He added:
“I think we put an emphasis on the ‘D’ of boxing out tonight. I thought they had a lot of traffic tonight. Can’t say enough good things about them. They let me see the shots and to be good in this league, if you see it, you’ve got to stop it. I got lucky tonight.”
The Canadiens travel to American Airlines Center to face the Dallas Stars next on Thursday.
Edited by Abhishek Dilta
