Arturs Silovs has gone through a couple of rough stretches this season, most notably in December when the same could be said about most of his teammates, too.

He seems to have turned a corner now, though. His 22-save shutout of the Golden Knights on Sunday marked his second clean sheet of the season, and it didn't come out of nowhere. 

Silovs has now played in eight games since Jan. 11, and he's gone 5-1-2 with a .936 save percentage and a 1.73 goals-against average -- figures that lead the league among goaltenders with at least five games played in that stretch.

"There's stretches in the year where everybody struggles," Bryan Rust said when I asked about his goaltender. "And I think it's the character that he's shown to continue to work on his game and continue to build. He's been fantastic for us lately. He was awesome in the Olympics. It was fun to watch. He comes to the rink, works extremely hard, he's always in there with (goaltending coach Andy Chiodo) trying to get better. And I think that shows a lot about his character."

Silovs attributed his growth to a few things.

"You play more, you get more comfortable," he said. "You get in a routine. You're getting that experience all the time, you understand the shooters better. ...  I think I'm doing a better job. I think we're boxing out better, too. It's a combination of both."