"During a disappointing Saturday night 5-3 loss against their divisional rivals, the Boston Bruins, a silver lining of hope emerged in the form of Leafs' backup goaltender, Dennis Hildeby. On Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena, Hildeby started the game as the Leafs' backup, but after Boston exploded for two quick second-period goals to take a 4-2 lead, this 24-year-old at 4:41 of the second period was pressed into action and made a statement by stopping 19 of 20 shots in an eventual 5-3 Bruins win."
"Hildeby, who was drafted by the Leafs in 2022, 122nd overall, was recently called up from their American League farm club, the Toronto Marlies. Before getting called up, Hildeby had gone 2-2-1 with an .890 save percentage. This isn't the first time Hildeby has been called up. The only other time this season came back on October 25th, when he backed up Cayden Primeau make 23 saves during a 4-3 OT Leafs win against the Buffalo Sabres."
Dennis Hildeby was pressed into action at 4:41 of the second period and stopped 19 of 20 shots in a 5-3 loss to the Boston Bruins. The 24-year-old was drafted by Toronto in 2022 (122nd overall) and had been called up from the AHL Toronto Marlies after going 2-2-1 with an .890 save percentage. Hildeby previously backed up Cayden Primeau on October 25, making 23 saves in a 4-3 OT win. Hildeby signed a three-year extension worth $2.53 million with the first two years two-way and the final year one-way. Toronto continues to manage uncertainty at the backup goaltender position.
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