Miikka Kiprusoff has now joined elite company. On Wednesday, Kiprusoff became the 27th goaltender in NHL history to record 300 wins in a 4-3 Calgary win over San Jose.
Even though Kiprusoff joins a very elite list, I don’t think it is as elite as TSN analyst Mike Johnson said it was. During his analysis of last night’s game, he stated that 300 wins for a goaltender is a more elite list than the 500 goal club where there are 42 players on the list. I know there are 15 more players to have recorded 500 goals than goaltenders with 300 wins, but it is much more difficult to get the 500 goal plateau because there have been over 25 times more players in NHL history that have played either forward or defense than goaltender.
A Flame that strongly impressed me last night was Kiprusoff’s Finnish teammate Olli Jokinen who scored three goals and an assist. I’m very disappointed right now because I had him on my bench in a prestigious hockey pool I’m in.
I will have to take the time however to criticize Flames defenceman Cory Sarich as well. Sarich fought Andrew Desjardins last night with his visor on– breaking a hockey code.
With the win, Calgary is one point back of Minnesota for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. They next play in Phoenix tonight for the first time this season.
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