Hunter Shepard

 1 NHL Game

February 1, 2022 Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins. 4-3 win.

   February 1, 2022 Less than 7 minutes into the first period of a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Capitals goalie Vitek Vanecek suffered an upper-body injury and had to leave. Ilya Samsonov took over the crease and Hunter Shepard, who was travelling with the team on Washington's taxi squad, got called to throw on this gear and join the team. Shepard sat as Washington's backup for the second and third periods. 

   The Capitals were set to face the Edmonton Oilers the very next day but opted to recall a more experienced backup for Samsonov in Pheonix Copley instead of remain with Shepard. February 2, just hours after dressing in his first NHL game, Shepard found himself on his way to the Hershey Bears to replace Copley on the AHL roster. 

Career stats from hockeydb.com

Born Nov 7 1995 -- Coleraine, MN

Height 6.01 -- Weight 210

RS Scoring			RS Goalie Stats										PO Scoring
Season	Team	Lge	GP	A	PIM	Min	GA	EN	SO	GAA	W	L	T	Svs	Pct	GP	A	PIM
2014-15	Bismarck Bobcats	NAHL	31	0	2	1739	95	0	1	3.28	14	14	1	684	0.878
2015-16	Bismarck Bobcats	NAHL	50	3	6	2932	93	0	8	1.90	34	11	3	1172	0.926	-	-	-
2016-17	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCHC	2	0	0	93	4	0	0	2.58	0	2	0	47	0.922
2017-18	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCHC	41	2	0	2393	76	0	8	1.91	25	14	1	936	0.925
2018-19	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCHC	42	1	0	2556	75	0	7	1.76	29	11	2	899	0.923
2019-20	U. of Minnesota-Duluth	NCHC	34	1	2	2033	74	0	2	2.18	22	10	2	826	0.918
2020-21	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL	21	0	0	1222	52	2	1	2.55	12	6	2	612	0.922	13	0	0
2020-21	Hershey Bears	AHL	3	0	0	180	3	0	1	1.00	3	0	0	93	0.969	-	-	-
2021-22	Hershey Bears	AHL	9	0	0	494	17	3	1	2.06	5	3	0	200	0.922
2021-22	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL	23	0	14	1397	67	4	2	2.88	12	9	2	745	0.917	-	-	-

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