Over the past few seasons, the Colorado Avalanche have been one of the top teams in the league that have had multiple starting goalies the past few seasons. However, that hasn’t stopped them from regular season and postseason success, even winning a Stanley Cup.
Alexandar Georgiev and Ivan Provestov are the latest tandem with the Avalanche this season and are a significant reason they are 15-6-0 to start the season so far. With their goalie’s stats off to an excellent start, its contribution to the defensive play in front of them has been a significant part of their success and will continue to do so.
Georgiev’s Play In Net
On July 18, 2022, the restricted free agent ended his time as a backup to Igor Shesterkin with the New York Rangers and was traded to the Avalanche. He was now their starting goaltender, replacing Darcy Kuemper, who left in free agency to join the Washington Capitals this past offseason. With Pavel Francouz still signed, their goalie tandem was locked in heading into the 2022-23 season.
Finishing his first season with the Avalanche, Georgiev saw career highs across the board. In 62 starts, he finished with a 40-16-6 record with a .918 save percentage (SV%) and a 2.53 goals-against average (GAA) in the regular season, finishing seventh in Vezina Trophy voting. The postseason saw him put up similar stats in their first-round loss to the Seattle Kraken, starting all seven games and posting a .914 SV% with a 2.60 GAA.
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Georgiev aims to build on last season’s success but has somewhat deceptive stats to start the 2023-24 season. In 18 games, he has a record of 13-5-0 with a .898 SV% and a 2.84 GAA. Compared to last season’s first 18 games started, Georgiev had an 11-5-2 record with a .920 SV%. Most notable has been his last five starts, as he has posted a 4-1-0 record with a .918 SV%, including an impressive win against the Tampa Bay Lighting on Nov. 27, outdueling Andrei Vasilevskiy and stopping 37 of the 38 shots he saw that night.
Prosvetov Coming In For Relief
When it was announced on Nov. 12 that Francouz would miss the remainder of the season due to a lower-body injury and was heading back to his family in Czechia, many wondered about the workload that Gerogiev would receive. Many questioned if we would see a call-up from the Colorado Eagles, their American…
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