In his first few years of playing, tight games against Canada featured a ton of rotation play from Stutzle, and not enough form to match the moment. Now, at the age of 24, the German does not shy away from battle at all; he wakes up for this night. Stutzle looked as confident as ever, not backing down from corner battles, and aggressively driving opposing players to get to the middle of the ice in the offensive zone. He had a gift in the first period, made a tough block in the slot to save a goal late in the third period, and included both Senators’ tallies. The 1-0 was up to him with a poor decision to dive on a cross pass that he ultimately couldn’t reach.
