If eight months — nine seasons, really — can come down to a single act on a sheet of ice, then Hudson Fasching’s moment came Wednesday night.
If eight months — nine seasons, really — can come down to a single act on a sheet of ice, then Hudson Fasching’s moment came Wednesday night, all that work and toil balled up and the result playing out in front of 17,255 people.
The puck fell to Fasching after Zach Parise’s shot, and the 27-year-old Minnesotan took a whack at it.a 4-2 victory that secured a Stanley Cup playoff spot“Pretty surreal,” Fasching told The Post in the postgame locker room. “Hard to believe. I’m obviously ecstatic. It’s a dream come true. “I wouldn’t [have] believed you, probably, I guess? Obviously you gotta believe in yourself,” Fasching said, “but to some extent, it’s hard to believe. I’m just really happy to be here, grateful for us.”Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Islanders and Devils make playoffs in same season for first time in 29 years
“This game is, at times, very unforgiving,” Lee said. “But he’s had an opportunity this year and you have to take advantage of it.
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