• Rudolph Balzer spent less than 12 minutes on the pitch, during which he made four shots at the goal, one of which hit the target. The Liepaja player finished the game with a positive efficiency coefficient of +1.
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— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) October 22, 2022
• The guests opened the scoring in the 14th minute, but less than two minutes later, the balance was restored on the scoreboard Matthew Tkaczak. After 20 minutes played, the scoreboard showed a fighting draw – 1:1.
• Balcer scored his goal late in the second period, making it 2-1 after Tkacak’s assist. It could have been the winning goal, however, in the middle of the third period, the hosts failed to protect their own goal and once again the game was tied.
• Lightning scored the winning goal in overtime Breidens Points, who also tied the game in the third period before that. Florida was let down by undisciplined play that forced them to play outnumbered and capitulate in overtime.
• The game was mostly even. The only moment when one of the teams had a distinct advantage was the first period, when panthers made 18 shots on goal, while Tampa Bay only shot eight times.
• “Panthers” did not use any of the five opportunities to play in the numerical majority during the match.
• For match three to the stars or the most valuable players were recognized as Points, Tkačak and “Lightning” fortress Andrei Vasilevskii.
• Although it is still too early to discuss the position in the standings, Florida has seven points in five games and occupies the fourth position in the Eastern Conference.
• “Panthers” will play their next match on Monday night, when they host the New York “Islanders”. The match starts at midnight.
Latvians in the NHL
| Attacker | Club | S | V+P | Points | Throws | +/- | SM | In the majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolph Balzer | Panthers | 5 | 2+1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0+0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | Sabres | 4 | 1+0 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 2 | 0+0 |
| Teodor Blüger | Penguins | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 |
| Goalkeeper | Club | S | U-Z | % | Throws | Pucks | Min | Dry |
| Elvis Merzlikin | Blue Jackets | 3 | 2-1-0 | 87.2% | 75/86 | 3.6 | 184 | 0 |
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