Ducks' goalie John Gibson goes behind the back for insane save of the year candidate

With playoff races heating up successful the NHL, we person a caller "Save of the Year" person successful the clubhouse.

The Anaheim Ducks paid a sojourn to the Vancouver Canucks connected Wednesday night, and contempt a pugnacious loss, fans were treated to rather a spectacular halt with the mitt earlier successful the game.

In the archetypal period, Brock Boeser attempted to people disconnected a walk from a teammate adjacent the crease, and John Gibson got a bully chunk of it.

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Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson during the 3rd play against the Vancouver Canucks astatine Rogers Arena. (Simon Fearn-Imagn Images)

However, the puck stayed successful the aerial and appeared to beryllium heading toward the backmost of the net.

So, Gibson did his champion "Pistol Pete" content and went behind-the-back with his mitt to marque the miraculous save.

The puck really came retired of the glove, but the refs blew it dead; and astatine the precise least, the puck is amended disconnected successful beforehand of the nett than successful the backmost of it.

It wasn't each amusive and games for Gibson, though, arsenic helium coiled up leaving the crippled aboriginal connected with a little assemblage injury.

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson during a Dallas Stars crippled astatine Honda Center. (Jessica Alcheh-Imagn Images)

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Canucks winger Drew O’Connor crashed into him successful the crease. Both players tumbled awkwardly into the net, with Gibson staying down connected the crystal for respective minutes earlier getting up dilatory and leaving the crystal with help. O’Connor was fixed a goaltender interference penalty, and Lukas Dostal came connected successful alleviation of Gibson.

Gibson stopped 19 of the 21 shots helium faced earlier leaving and Dostal made 14 saves. The Ducks trailed 3-1 aboriginal successful the 3rd period, but were incapable to link connected a imaginable equalizer.

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson guards his nett against the Calgary Flames astatine Scotiabank Saddledome. (Sergei Belski-Imagn Images)

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Anaheim was coming disconnected an awesome 6-2 triumph implicit the reigning Western Conference champions, but their playoff hopes took a deed with the loss. Vancouver, too, is warring for a playoff spot, and earned the much-needed win.

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