David Rittich News: Shines in net Tuesday

Rittich turned aside 31 of 32 shots on net in Tuesday's 2-1 win over New Jersey.

After he allowed the lone goal of the first period, Rittich stood on his head throughout the rest of regulation while the Islanders' offense came alive to complete the comeback win. With Tuesday's victory, he is up to an 8-3-2 record with a 2.42 GAA and a .913 save percentage through 13 appearances this season. The 33-year-old netminder stepped up in the absence of Ilya Sorokin (undisclosed), who is dealing with a nagging issue. In Rittich's first set of back-to-back starts this season, he posted a 1-0-1 record with a .953 save percentage and a 1.47 GAA. He has been a solid option for spot starts and could be a decent fill-in netminder if Sorokin misses additional time.