With time and space to work, Lundqvist delivered another Vezina worthy effort, making key stops on Brooks Laich and Jason Chimera during an extended
attack during the second period.
Not exact matches
During the
second period, Pavel Vrba's outfit
attacked the Latvian goal relentlessly, but just as it looked like they would succumb to an unlikely defeat, Vaclav Pilar touched in a shot parried by visiting keeper Andris Vanins.
Despite a rash challenge on this occasion, Koscielny and his partner - in - crime Per Mertesacker were magnificent throughout the 90 minutes — particularly
during City's
period of pressure in the
second half — consistently breaking up
attacks with their clever positioning and anticipation.