VIDEO ⟩ Girgenson scores in Sabers win over Capitals

The “Sabres” scored a 7-4 (2-2, 4-2, 1-0) victory over the Washington “Capitals” at home.

The Latvian striker spent a total of 12 minutes and 12 seconds on the ice in the match, during which he shot four times at the opponent’s goal, blocked one shot, won one shot and had a positive efficiency coefficient of +1.

In the 11th minute of the first period, Dylan Cozens put the “Sabres” in the lead, but less than five minutes later, Dylan Strom equalized the score. In the 17th minute, Tage Thompson regained the home team’s one-goal lead, but this time too everyone managed to draw, Timothy Leaf Oshie being accurate.

On the other hand, in the first 13 minutes of the second period, the Buffalo hockey players scored four goals, Jeff Skinner, Girgenson, Vinny Hinostrotz and Cozens scoring.

Girgensons scored in the 29th minute of the game when Kyle Okposo got to the puck in the opponent’s defensive zone and passed it to the Latvian, who was in front of the goal at that time. After receiving the puck, he sent it past the “Capitals” goalkeeper with a strong shot, making it 4:2.

In the remainder of the second period, Alexander Ovechkin and Sonny Milano beat the home goalkeeper and cut the deficit to two goals.

In the final third, the “hat-trick” was completed by Cousens, who also had an assist in this match, collecting a total of four points.

With 66 points won in 58 games, “Sabres” are in eighth place in the Eastern Conference table, while “Capitals” are in 12th position with 64 points in 62 games.