Toronto, Oct. 31, LETA. Latvian defender Kristiāns Rubīns scored a goal in the American Hockey League (AHL) game on Saturday and helped the Toronto “Marlies” team to win.
The Marlies beat Beleville’s Senators 5: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 3: 1).
Rubin scored the goal in the sixth minute of the game, when after a teammate’s throw from the blue line he was the first to bounce off the puck and with a repeated broadcast it was delivered to the goal, reaching 1: 0. He was named the second star of the game, marking five goals and a positive efficiency of +1 without a goal.
On Saturday, the Latvian defender scored his first goal this season, in which he also stood out in six games with two assists and a positive efficiency of +2.
The victory on Saturday was also won by the Manitoba “Moose” team represented by the striker Harald Egle, who won the Iowa “Wild” at home with 5: 3 (1: 1, 3: 1, 1: 1). Spruce closed the match with two penalty minutes and a positive efficiency of +1.
In contrast, the Providence Bruins, represented by forward Eduard Tralmak, suffered the loss and acknowledged the superiority of Bridgeport’s Islanders 4: 6 (3: 2, 1: 2, 0: 2). Tralmaks scored twice and finished the fight with a neutral efficiency.
Due to the wide rotation of the goalkeepers, Artūrs Šilovs was left out of the match in another match, and he represented Ontario “Reign” at the home of the Ebotsford “Canucks” with a 2: 3 (0: 2, 1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1) overtime.
In the regular championship, until the end of April, the teams will play an unequal number of games – 76, 72, or 68 -, dividing the places according to the points / match ratio won. It is planned that starting from next season, all units in the regular tournament will play 72 games.
