Vancouver Canucks netminder Roberto Luongo did not get the win on Thursday but he definitely grabbed the attention of Detroit and Team Canada head coach Mike Babcock in a 3-1 loss to the Red Wings.
Luongo, making his first start since a broken rib forced him out of the Canucks line-up on October 28, made 28 saves in the defeat and the effort left a strong impression on Babcock.
Luongo is in the running to be the starting netminder for Canada at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
“He made two unbelievable saves,” Babcock told reporters.
“He’s a big man. He’s just got to get himself back playing and get healthy and he’ll be fine. I thought he did a good job.”
Luongo faced just five shots in the opening period, surrendering a power-play goal to Tomas Holmstrom, but faced a much heavier workload in the final two frames.
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