Wild Goalie Cam Talbot Named NHL's First Star Of The Week
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Wild goaltender Cam Talbot has been named the NHL's top star for last week.
Each week, the league names three stars, and Talbot earned the No. 1 spot with a 3-0 week. He had a .959 save percentage overall and a shutout against the Vegas Golden Knights. On the season, he has a .911 save percentage and is 27-12-1.
⭐️ @ctalbot33 went 3-0-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average, .959 save percentage and one shutout to help the @mnwild move into second place in the Central Division.#NHLStats: https://t.co/bMq7iA8XCY pic.twitter.com/7lrfg3iGYA
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 28, 2022
Talbot's impressive week came as the Wild traded for veteran goalie Marc-André Fleury of the Chicago Blackhawks. Fleury won his first game in net for the Wild, giving up 2 goals and stopping 23 shots. The team also traded away No. 2 goalie Kaapo Kahkonen.
Talbot is in the middle year of a three-year deal with the Wild.
The Wild are on a six-game winning streak and are in second place in the Central Division at 40-20-4.