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Netminder Antti Raanta says he trusts his ability to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to further success as the stakes get higher and higher in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Hurricanes, 9/2 to be crowned Stanley Cup Champions, needed 27 saves from Raanta to beat the New York Rangers 2-1 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Second Round on Wednesday.
Raanta, in his ninth NHL season, made his first Stanley Cup Playoff start in Game 1 of the First Round, a 5-1 win against the Bruins and since then he has recorded four victories in seven starts, starring as the Hurricanes beat Boston 3-2 in a competitive Game 7.
The 33-year-old took over as Carolina's number-one goalie after Frederik Andersen was injured against the Colorado Avalanche on 16th April.
In the play-offs so far, the Finn has impressed with a .933 save-percentage and 2.13 goals-against-average (GAA).
In the regular season, he recorded 15 wins in 28 games (26 starts) with a .912 save-percentage and 2.45 GAA helping the Hurricanes win the Metropolitan Division (54-20-8).
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The Rangers (52-24-6) finished second, six points behind Raanta and the Hurricanes.
Raanta signed a two-year contract with Carolina ahead of the current season following four injury plagued years with the Arizona Coyotes.
He said to the media: “When you haven't got the chance to play these games, you always question yourself like, what if I get the chance to play?
"It's obviously been a lot of fun to play. Now the stakes are getting higher and higher all the time, but you're just trusting your own thing."
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