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Save of the night: Scott Clemmensen stuns Phil Kessel in overtime

Florida Panthers v Toronto Maple Leafs

TORONTO, CANADA - FEBRUARY 1: Colby Armstrong #9 of the Toronto Maple Leafs scores on Scott Clemmensen #30 of the Florida Panthers during the shootout at the Air Canada Centre February 1, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Abelimages/Getty Images)

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Aside from the occasional night off – or the even less common instance when a save or goal isn’t deemed worthy – the gang at PHT will decide which tally or stop is the best of any given night. Once those two winners are determined, we’ll share our reasoning (and most importantly, the video clip for each) in posts for your viewing pleasure.

Phil Kessel was coming off one of the more bummed out All-Star weekends a guy can have. He was the last pick in the All-Star Fantasy Draft, he wasn’t able to dazzle us with anything in the skills competition, and he was the only forward to not end up with a point in the game itself. Getting back to normal life in the regular season seemed like a good idea.

Scott Clemmensen decided to make life a little harder for a moment on Kessel with his tremendous stop on Kessel as he broke in on him in overtime. Kessel made a beautiful move to slip past the defense but Clemmensen robbed him with a huge pad save. Clemmensen’s save was able to help the game move on to the shootout where the Leafs snatched victory away after blowing a 3-1 lead in the third period.
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