The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs have arrived and it is the drip in objective that might probably scouse borrow the display.
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Goaltenders regularly use their masks designs to specific themselves — maximum stay the colours aligned with their uniforms, however that does not imply the alternatives for creativity are restricted.
Washington Capitals goalie Logan Thompson paid homage to the “Nationwide Treasure” sequence with a Nicolas Cage drawing. Jacob Markstrom confirmed like to his crew, the New Jersey Devils, with a shiny pink satan head on most sensible of his.
Then again, that is only the start.
Here is a have a look at the notable mask worn by way of goalies whose groups will seem within the postseason (with the caveat that one of the particular ones won’t pop out throughout the playoffs).
Pyotr Kochetkov
The goaltender from Penza, Russia, has caught with this easy, but efficient masks. It comprises parts of his fatherland scattered all through and a undergo with pink eyes on most sensible.
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Frederik Andersen
Anderson is understood to don Lego-inspired mask, together with one with a Danish Viking, which he has persisted to put on this season. He offered a glance with a dinosaur on it and a Lego Batman hidden at the facet.
Mackenzie Blackwood
Received in a midseason business from the San Jose Sharks, Blackwood needed to act rapid to customise his helmets. Designed by way of David Gunnarsson, Blackwood can choose between a Rocky Mountain-themed glance or a candy one with the Avalanche mascot, Bernie.
Scott Wedgewood
Additionally got throughout the season, Wedgewood has two neat designs. One comprises the “Recreation of Thrones” Evening King at the chin with alternating coloured dragons at the facet. The opposite options his two canine along with his daughter.
Jake Oettinger
Oettinger regularly comprises otters on his mask, and it is no other this season. This time, the otter rides on a bull in a Western-themed design considered by way of the Stars’ apparatus crew. There may be additionally a more effective otter design for Dallas’ all-black glance.
Casey DeSmith
DeSmith leans right into a Western theme as smartly — one among which is for the all-black uniform.
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Stuart Skinner
Skinner’s headgear choices have an identical designs to coordinate with the Oilers white and blue uniforms.
Calvin Pickard
Pickard’s easy glance references Edmonton’s crew identify with an oil drop on most sensible.
Sergei Bobrovsky
Bobrovsky’s brick by way of brick sequence features a pink and pink glance.
Darcy Kuemper
The Kings underwent a redesign final offseason, and Kuemper leaned into the crew’s new emblems for a candy glance.
David Rittich
Rittich’s all-silver lid is entire without any rather than Bart Simpson wearing a crown on most sensible.
Filip Gustavsson
Gustavsson’s helmet has a big “M” at the most sensible and the Wild brand at the aspects.
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Marc-Andre Fleury
Irrespective of how the Wild end the season, Fleury can finish his illustrious occupation on most sensible with a neat masks. A few of Minnesota’s skilled franchises — NBA’s Timberwolves, MLB’s Twins and NFL’s Vikings — are integrated at the facet of his masks.
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Sam Montembeault
Montembeault’s mask come with Easter eggs, that are tricky to catch in the beginning look. At the facet of one among them, he will pay homage to the 3 goalies who’ve had their numbers retired at Bell Centre — Jacques Plante, Ken Dryden and Patrick Roy — with a banner for each and every respective goalie. It additionally comprises wool sewing very similar to the previous uniforms.
His futuristic cyborg glance is a neat one, too. Designed by way of Jordon Bourgeault, it turns Plante’s and Dryden’s previous mask because the face of a cyborg.
Le nouveau masque de Monty
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— x – Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 16, 2024
Jakub Dobes
It is a wintry weather ice blue theme for Dobes, entire with a wolf on most sensible and “Doby” at the chin.
New Jersey Devils
Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom’s designs are living as much as the Devils’ namesake with spooky mask providing versatility. Once more designed by way of Bourgeault, one features a pink satan on most sensible with spears at the facet. If the Devils put on their black uniforms, Markstrom can fit with a dismal glance.
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Jake Allen
Either one of Allen’s mask are in a similar fashion designed — aside from one is in black, the opposite in white.
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Linus Ullmark
Ullmark has caught to a “Sens N Stripes” sequence, which incorporates a crisp chrome design.
Anton Forsberg
Forsberg has regularly integrated his youngsters on his masks, and it is a development he has persisted with artist Dave Fried. Particularly, his canine is drawn on each and Peppa Pig seems on a darker glance.
Jordan Binnington
The Blues brand is prominently featured at the facet of Binnington’s masks with icicles shedding from “Blues” at the most sensible.
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Joel Hofer
Very similar to Binnington, Hofer follows the Blues’ colour scheme, however with some added parts — cube and a flopping fish.
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Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasilevskiy’s mask are at all times within the operating for the name of most original design. At the ice, it is black and blue, whilst it is white and light blue at room temperature. He additionally has a candy gentle blue and white glance.
Jonas Johansson
Lightning bolts are the principle theme of Johansson’s masks — together with a neat black design.
Joseph Woll
Two of Woll’s mask observe a an identical theme, with the Trolltunga “Troll’s Tongue” — a scenic spot in Norway — featured on it.
Anthony Stolarz
Stolarz will don a crisp and chrome design within the postseason.
Adin Hill
With the F1 circuit in Las Vegas, Hill has an accurately designed masks. Hill additionally has a “cowboy knight” glance with 4 playing cards at the again.
Ilya Samsonov
Samsonov’s masks comprises the Knights’ brand at the again with swords at the facet.
Washington Capitals
Logan Thompson
Thompson is within the operating for highest popular culture sticker. Actor Nicolas Cage from the “Nationwide Treasure” sequence is drawn on either side in life like element. The again of Thompson’s masks additionally comprises the Washington Monument and his two canine.
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— z – Washington Capitals (@Capitals) November 8, 2024
Charlie Lindgren
Lindgren has a candy unfashionable glance with three-D main points that pop.
Connor Hellebuyck
Hellebuyck has choices with a glance that fits Winnipeg’s heritage uniforms or a swish all-white design.
Eric Comrie
With a jet prominently featured at the most sensible and aspects, Comrie’s masks is a pleasing go-to this postseason.
Coms’ new masks has arrived
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— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) September 3, 2024
