If I didn't want that to happen, I think there'd be something wrong. He was asked specifically about staring down Panarin, one of the league's premier forwards.

He described the third period - and the pressure that came with it - as his favorite part of the night. With 1:28 remaining in regulation, he swallowed a shot taken from the slot by Artemi Panarin. He stretched the pad again to stop Jimmy Vesey on a put-back attempt early in the third. Levi made a sprawling pad save on a one-timer from Kaapo Kakko late in the second period. Levi did his part to ensure the game went to overtime, stopping eight shots in the second period and 19 in the third. The Rangers fought back to tie the game when Adam Fox jammed in a loose puck from the paint with 10:15 remaining in the third period. 'Once I faced a few shots, I was feeling good and I was ready to go,' he said. The Sabres built a 2-0 lead on the strength of goals from JJ Peterka and Jordan Greenway. He faced just two shots in the first period, the first of which came with 9:42 remaining.

He was able to ease into the game thanks to a committed defensive effort in front of him. Levi made 31 saves and became the third-youngest goaltender in Sabres history to win his NHL debut, trailing Tom Barrasso and Daren Puppa. Tweet from AND WITH THAT, DEVON LEVI GETS THE WIN IN HIS DEBUT��#LetsGoBuffalo | /CN9ScPJEyi Being on a team that is that close is where you want to be, so I'm just super grateful to be here.' 'Just having their support, it means the world to me. 'Kevyn Adams and the rest of the staff, that was their vision, to get a group of not only unbelievable hockey players, but unbelievable people,' Levi said.

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