With Juuse Saros injured, the Nashville Predators will be relying on «Big Save Dave» in the first round of the playoffs. If Thursday night was a preview of what to expect from Rittich, the Predators are in trouble.
During the third period against the Colorado Avalanche, David Rittich made a big save on a two on one. The puck went over the net and bounced off the glass directly back toward the net. Rittich tried to make a baseball like catch but forgot where the net was. The goaltender ended up catching the puck, but not without knocking over the net and himself.