Knight Recognized as Hockey East Goaltender of the Month

WAKEFIELD, Mass. – Spencer Knight was named the Stop It Goaltender of the Month by Hockey East on Monday in a combined award for games played in November and December.

Senior forward Logan Hutsko was named the runner-up for Hockey East Player of the Month, while his linemate Nikita Nesterenko earned runner-up honors for the Rookie of the Month Award.

Knight went 4-0-0 in net for the Eagles before departing to compete for Team USA at the IIHF World Junior Championships. The sophomore posted a 1.50 goals against average and a .955 save percentage in his first four starts, finishing with back-to-back shutouts against No. 12 Providence.

The Darien, Connecticut native extended his shutout streak to 132 minutes and his personal unbeaten streak to 13 straight games (12-0-1) dating back to last season. He collected his sixth and seventh career shutouts in the Providence series, moving into sixth place all-time in program history.

Knight will start for the United States tonight at 9:30 p.m. (ET) in the World Junior Championship Semifinal against Finland on NHL Network. He is 3-1-0 in four starts thus far at World Juniors with a 1.70 goals against average, .924 save percentage and two shutouts.

He became the first American goaltender ever to record back-to-back shutouts in World Junior Championship play and is now tied for first in both single tournament and career shutouts for Team USA at the WJC.

Knight Recognized as Hockey East Goaltender of the Month

Players Mentioned

Logan Hutsko

Spencer Knight

Nikita Nesterenko

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