Golden Knights coach has lost all faith in Robin Lehner

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Ryan
April 21, 2022 (2:04)

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The other night when the Golden Knights hosted the New Jersey Devils in a must win game, Robin Lehner let in a few goals that lost them the game and got himself called out by his coach after the game.

"This time of year you are looking for your guy to be better than the guy at the other end, and tonight that wasn't the case." -DeBoer on goalies� SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) April 19, 2022

Last night versus the Washington Capitals, they decided to go back to Lehner to start the game, and after the first period the coaching staff decided to pull Lehner, despite him stopping 12 of 13 shots. Backup goaltender Logan Thompson started the second period and held the crease for the remainder of the game.

NHL coaches are super weird about Lehner. https://t.co/1bzmHPTO57� Bonk's Mullet (@BonksMullet) April 21, 2022

Robin Lehner was playing well up until he was pulled, so this is definitely a case of the coach not trusting his goaltender in a must win game.

Here's Pete DeBoer's full answer on the decision to start Robin Lehner, and pull him for Logan Thompson to start the second period tied 1-1. pic.twitter.com/glGT5u91rj— Jesse Granger (@JesseGranger_) April 21, 2022

Lehner must have had a good laugh though that he did not have to face a 2-on-1 with Ovechkin, making Thompson let in his first shot of the period.

NUMBER FORTY-NINE!!!

ALEX OVECHKIN IS ONE GOAL AWAY FROM EVEN MORE HISTORY! #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/h1BYme4z4u� NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) April 21, 2022

Think the Vegas Golden Knights are missing Marc-Andre Fleury right now?