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Casey DeSmith has been a backup goaltender for the Pittsburgh Penguins for most of his career, but he took center stage on Friday night.
DeSmith made 30 saves for his first career playoff win as the Vancouver Canucks held off the Nashville Predators 2-1 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference first-round playoff series.
Game 4 is
Sunday in Nashville at 5 p.m. ET.
DeSmith has
been forced into action because of a lower-body injury to No. 1 goalie Thatcher
Demko, who was only able to play in the series opener. Demko may miss the
remainder of the series.
It was only DeSmith’s third career playoff game.