Who are the most underrated goalies?

Ilya Kovalchuk scored in a shootout to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. After Kovalchuk, the Thrashers’ third shooter, beat Nashville backup goalie Dan Ellis, Atlanta’s Johan Hedberg stopped Vernon Fiddler with his right pad to seal the victory. Hedberg made 28 saves, 21 in the first two periods.

Playing home games on consecutive nights against teams they eliminated from the playoffs last season presented the defending champion Anaheim Ducks with a stiff challenge, considering how depleted their roster is. They were happy to come out of it with a satisfying split. Samuel Pahlsson scored a tiebreaking short-handed goal with 10:58 left in the third period to lead the Ducks to a 6-3 victory…

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