Sergei Andreyevich Bobrovsky is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.
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14 Facts About Sergei Bobrovsky
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Sergei Bobrovsky has played in the NHL for the Philadelphia Flyers and Columbus Blue Jackets, with whom he became recognized as one of the NHL's top goaltenders.
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Sergei Bobrovsky was the first Flyers rookie goaltender to win his NHL debut since Antero Niittymaki did so in 2004.
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Sergei Bobrovsky was instrumental in the Blue Jackets' push for a playoff spot, which ultimately came up just short as the team finished in ninth place in the Western Conference.
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On 3 December 2013, Sergei Bobrovsky was injured in a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning and would be out for four-to-five weeks.
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Sergei Bobrovsky made a robbing glove save in the shootout on former Blue Jackets forward star Rick Nash, which was considered to be the game-saving save.
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Sergei Bobrovsky backstopped the Blue Jackets in the 2014 playoffs, where they played the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference quarter-finals.
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Sergei Bobrovsky played well in Game 5, saving 48 of 50 shots for a 0.
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On 1 July 2019, Sergei Bobrovsky signed a seven-year, $70 million contract with the Florida Panthers.
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Sergei Bobrovsky participated in the 2007 Super Series, an eight-game series between Canadian and Russian juniors commemorating the 35th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, and garnered the most ice-time of any goaltender.
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Sergei Bobrovsky was named as one of Russia's goaltender for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi; he and Semyon Varlamov split time tending the net.
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Sergei Bobrovsky participated in the 2014 IIHF World Championship in Belarus as Russia's starting goaltender.
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Sergei Bobrovsky was named the starting goaltender of Russia for the 2015 IIHF World Championship.
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Sergei Bobrovsky eventually finished with 35 saves and was named Player of the game for Team Russia.
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