Overview
- Levi stopped all 19 shots in a 1-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, marking his first NHL shutout and reinforcing his early-season momentum.
- Through 10 games he has posted a 9-1-0 record with a .906 save percentage and a 2.48 goals-against average, numbers that have pushed him ahead in Edmonton’s goalie pecking order.
- Levi told reporters he kneels and touches the ice during media timeouts as a ritual inspired by the movie Gladiator, and actor Russell Crowe publicly praised him for it on November 15.
- Edmonton acquired Levi after he failed to secure the Sabres’ No. 1 job in July 2026, a move that now prompts questions about Buffalo’s decision as their goalies trail Levi statistically.
- Long-term certainty is limited because Levi missed time earlier with an undisclosed injury and faces competition from Tristan Jarry and Frederik Andersen, so a larger sample of games will determine his role.