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\nManitoba Moose goaltender Domenic Divincentiis (No. 50) deflects the puck off his blocker during first period action.<\/p>\n
By turning aside 50 of 52 shots on goal, DiVincentiis was one of the big reasons the Moose posted consecutive 2-1 victories over the Admirals to advance to a best-of-five series with the Grand Rapids Griffins.<\/p>\n
\u201cDom has had some success against Milwaukee during the year. They play a different style of game that we thought matched up well for Dom and he stepped up,\u201d said MacIntyre. \u201cHe lost five out of six games down the stretch and then he won his two last games. But just the attitude and shift in mindset that he had, from the struggles to overcoming that, I saw it in practice every day, so the lessons that he learned in that served him well for this<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a very competitive, intense kid. Slowly but surely, he\u2019s been getting that calmness in his game, while keeping the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n
DiVincentiis wasn\u2019t overworked through the first two periods, but made several timely saves, including one on the backdoor from Admirals forward Isaac Ratcliffe that showed off his quick glove.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s just reading the play and knowing where guys are on the ice,\u201d said DiVincentiis, a seventh round pick of the Jets in the 2022 NHL Draft. \u201cThose are the saves you\u2019ve got to make as a goalie in these types of games, to keep the team in it.\u201d<\/p>\n
DiVincentiis was busy in the third period, stopping 14 of 15 shots, and ended up getting stung late in regulation by a high shot that caught him around the shoulder area.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a very competitive, intense kid. Slowly but surely, he\u2019s been getting that calmness in his game, while keeping the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThose (shots) suck. You lose all feeling in your arm,\u201d said MacIntyre. \u201cHe couldn\u2019t even pick up his stick. But he\u2019s always going to battle.\u201d<\/p>\n
DiVincentiis showed off his sense of humour when asked about the heavy shot leaving a mark.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah. It\u2019s playoff hockey though,\u201d said DiVincentiis, who made 31 saves in the decisive game. \u201cYou\u2019re going to get bumps and bruises and you\u2019ve got to battle through it. That\u2019s when you\u2019ve got to put your heart into it and forget about the pain. No pain, no gain.\u201d<\/p>\n
DiVincentiis, who went 13-16-2 in 34 games for the Moose this season with a 3.03 goals-against average and .897 save percentage, was quick to lean on his 28 games of Ontario Hockey League playoff experience with the North Bay Battalion and the two postseason starts with the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL he had last spring.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery playoff game is very similar, you want to make sure that you\u2019re sharp, you want to make sure that you\u2019re dialed and you want to make sure that you help your team get the results,\u201d said DiVincentiis. \u201cThe big moments are where big goalies shine. I love that feeling, I love being in that moment, to help our team get the win here. We\u2019ve got to just continue with that.\u201d<\/p>\n
DiVincentiis, who turns 23 on May 4, was quick to credit the support of Thomas Milic, who was the team MVP for the Moose this season while also serving as a great cheerleader when he\u2019s not between the pipes.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t DiVincentiis (No. 50) and Moose teammate Ashton Sautner (No. 6) keep an eye on the play while Moose defenceman Tyrel Bauer (No. 2) and Admirals left-winger Reid Schaefer (No. 49) battle in the slot during first period action.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, I\u2019m grateful I got the opportunity to play, but the most important thing is to get the results and to keep rolling with them,\u201d said DiVincentiis. \u201cWe\u2019ve said it since Day 1, there\u2019s always going to be that healthy competition on and off the ice. Like I said, we go through this together. This isn\u2019t a single man win. This is a tandem win.<\/p>\n \u201cWe push each other each and every day to get better. That\u2019s how we stay sharp. But we also have that healthy relationship off the ice, where we cheer each other on and we\u2019re there for each other through the ups and downs. Everybody is going to go through it, but when you have an amazing goalie tandem, it makes the job so much more fun and easy.\u201d<\/p>\n While not surprising DiVincentiis went out of his way to share centre stage, he received plenty of praise from his teammates once the handshake line was finished and Moose players began to emerge to discuss the series that had just wrapped up.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat can you say? Pretty phenomenal,\u201d said Moose forward Walker Dueher, who opened the scoring. \u201cI don\u2019t think we win that game if he\u2019s not playing, and if he doesn\u2019t play that way.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m grateful I got the opportunity to play, but the most important thing is to get the results and to keep rolling with them.\u201d<\/p>\n Although DiVincentiis didn\u2019t get to make his NHL debut like Milic did, he spent some valuable time around the Jets earlier this season that also provided a boost to his confidence.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you are at the highest level or taking tips away from one of the best goalies in Hellebuyck, you are going to learn a lot,\u201d said Moose captain Mason Shaw. \u201cHe has always been a goalie here that has portrayed a lot of confidence and I think that is something that as players, we feel and we thrive off of.<\/p>\n \u201cIt felt like nothing was going to get by him. He was on top of his crease, making saves. Even in the last game helping out in that scrum in that 6 on 5 at the end. He is a fiery kid. I couldn\u2019t be more proud of him.\u201d<\/p>\n There was also plenty of pride in the voice of Moose head coach Mark Morrison when asked multiple questions about the play and demeanour of DiVincentiis.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s had some ups and downs. The biggest thing is he keeps bouncing back,\u201d said Morrison. \u201cThe consistency probably hasn\u2019t been there as much as he would like, but he keeps bouncing back and that\u2019s growth in itself. These last two games, you see someone who is calm in the net, killing plays, (shows) a lot of confidence in the dressing room and around the group. He\u2019s got a little bit of swagger to him right now and that\u2019s good.\u201d<\/p>\n winnipegfreepress.com\/kenwiebe<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Ken Wiebe Ken Wiebe is a sports reporter for the Free Press, with an emphasis on the Winnipeg Jets. He has covered hockey and provided analysis in this market since 2000 for the Winnipeg Sun, The Athletic, Sportsnet.ca and TSN. Ken was a summer intern at the Free Press in 1999 and returned to the Free Press in a full-time capacity in September of 2023. Read more about Ken<\/a>.<\/p>\n Every piece of reporting Ken produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print \u2014 part of the Free Press\u2018s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press\u2019s history and mandate<\/a>, and learn how our newsroom operates<\/a>.<\/p>\n Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber<\/a>.<\/p>\n Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.<\/p>\n \t\t
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