Sebastian Cossa posts three consecutive home shutouts in WHL playoffs

There’s a brick wall between the home goalposts at Rogers Place — and his name is Sebastian Cossa. Cossa and the Oil Kings have made it to the second round of the Western Hockey League playoffs and, to this point, have only allowed one goal in four games at home. Brayden Edwards is the only player to beat Cossa at Rogers Place in the 2022 postseason, scoring late in the third period of Edmonton’s series-opening 4–1 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes. The Oil Kings ultimately swept the Hurricanes before advancing to face the Red Deer Rebels. On Saturday, Cossa secured his third consecutive home playoff shutout, making 26 saves in the Oil Kings’ 5–0 win over the Rebels. The Oil Kings now lead that series 2–0 as the series shifts to Red Deer on Monday. In six playoff appearances this year, Cossa has a .957 save percentage and a 1.00 goals-against average. Those figures improve to .990 and 0.25 when considering only Cossa’s home appearances. Those are some remarkable numbers. “Our whole team has been playing