Lukas Dostal made 21 saves to help the Anaheim Ducks even their series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Afterward, he was interviewed by Henrik Lundqvist on NHL on TNT. Fans are now loving Dostal’s reaction when he got to speak to his childhood idol.
The Anaheim Ducks earned an important 3–1 road win against the older and more experienced Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. Vegas scored with just six seconds left in the game, narrowly avoiding being shut out by Dostal.
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Lukas Dostal made 21 saves
Lukas Dostal’s 21 saves and .955 save percentage earned him the second star of the game. The now-tied series heads to California for Games 3 and 4, with the first matchup set for Friday night at the Honda Center.
“That’s not our tradition, playing that type of game — a low-scoring affair. But we’ve shown stretches of it over the course of the season, particularly lately. This is the only way you’re going to be successful in the playoffs. You have to win games like tonight. I think we showed that it’s going to take everybody to play that type of game,” Anaheim Ducks head coach Joel Quenneville told reporters after the game.
Wholesome reaction
After the game, Lukas Dostal spoke with the NHL on TNT crew, where Henrik Lundqvist was part of the panel. When Lundqvist asked Dostal who he looked up to as a young player, the Ducks goalie gave an adorable answer.
“When I was growing up, I looked up to the guys on my hometown team in Brno. But once I got older, I was actually watching you,” Dostal told Lundqvist with a huge smile on his face.
Fans online absolutely loved the response and the fact that Lukas Dostal couldn’t stop smiling.
“Dostie fangirling hahaha love it,” one fan wrote on X.
“What a beautifully done interview. You could see all of them were enjoying the moment. And Dosty had his fair share of fanboying too,” another wrote.
“I love moments like these,” a third fan chimed in.
You can watch the interview below.
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