Columbus Blue Jackets – Nashville Predators
• Elvis Merzlikin helped his team win two points by making 23 of 25 shots. Columbus started the season with three losses, but with the help of the Latvian won the second victory in a row.
ELVIS WITH A CLUTCH SAVE pic.twitter.com/b4M5n300Cx
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) October 21, 2022
• Scored two goals for the Blue Jackets Johnny Wise.
• During the match, “Predator” was in the lead with both 2:0 and 3:1, but did not keep the lead. Columbus’ active attack and dominance in the shots made resulted in success. The team scored four unanswered goals in the deciding period and triumphed.
• The winning goal was scored less than two minutes before the end of regular time Nothing Blenkenburg.
cheesin for the BlankenBOOM ???????? pic.twitter.com/AqYBbwbO0s
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) October 21, 2022
• “Blue Jacekts” played a very active game and deserved to get points. During the match, the team made 16 more shots and 13 more power plays than the opponent.
• For match three to the stars or the most valuable players were recognized as Blenkenburg, Gudro and Justin Danforth.
Pittsburgh Penguins – Los Angeles Kings
• Latvian forward and “Penguins” player Teodor Blüger is still healing from his injury, so did not take the field in this fight.
• The main hero for Pittsburgh this time was the goaltender Tristan Jerrywho shot 39 of 40 the king litters.
YOU SHALL NOT PASS! ???? pic.twitter.com/tkFALZmZnH
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 21, 2022
• The 34-year-old defender of the winners was the most productive with a goal and two assists Jeff Petry. 13 “Penguins” hockey players stood out with at least one productive point during the match.
• Pittsburgh scored three goals in the first period and had already secured the victory by half. The advantage gradually increased and the home team was already in the lead with 6-0 in the fifth minute of the third period.
• “Kings” scored an honorable goal less than three minutes before the end of the game, when the 24-year-old Swedish striker realized the numerical majority Carl Grundstrom.
• It is interesting that penguins performed fewer shots than the guests during the match. While the guests shot 40 times, the home team only scored 34 times. Seven earned sacks didn’t stop Pittsburgh from winning either. The team was more successful only in shots, and the advantage was in power plays and blocked shots.
• Among the three most valuable players this time, only “Penguins” hockey players – Petri, Jerry and Jans Ruta.
• Pittsburgh gets back on track. The team has seven points in four games, losing the only point against the Canadiens.
• The next battle for both units represented by Latvians will be mutual. “Blue Jackets” will host “Penguins” on Sunday night. The game starts at 2:00 a.m. Latvian time.
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