The “Canucks” lost to the Philadelphia “Flyers” team at home with the score 1:4 (0:0, 0:3, 1:1).
The Latvian striker reached the scoring point in the seventh game in a row. If Bļugers scores points in the next match as well, then he will repeat the record of Latvian hockey players in points scored in consecutive games, which was set in 1993/94 and 1996/97. in the seasons of the year Sandis Ozoliņš is available.
Blüger was on the ice for 13 minutes and 47 seconds in this match, of which he spent a minute in the majority and another minute and five seconds in the minority, and noted in the statistics with one shot on goal, two power plays, won six of 14 shots, ending the match with a negative efficiency ratio -1.
In the second period, the Philadelphia unit managed to score three goals in a little more than two minutes. First, Yegor Zamula stood out in the majority, and then Sean Walker and Joel Faraby sent the puck into the “Canucks” goal in the same formations.
At the beginning of the final third, the “Canucks” hockey players succeeded in a counterattack, which was finished by Blüger with a precise shot after the passes of Quinn Hughes and Dakota Joshua.
Less than five minutes later, the Flyers restored their three-goal lead when Garnett Hathaway beat the Canucks’ goaltender in the minority.
Casey DeSmith had 21 shots in goal for Vancouver, while Samuel Erson made 18 of 19 shots at the other end before being replaced by Carter Hart who made eight more shots early in the third period.
Blügers has participated in 22 games this season, scoring 5 goals and providing eight assists.
The Canucks are in first place in the Western Conference with 49 points in 36 matches and will play their next game on Tuesday when they host the Ottawa Senators.
Meanwhile, last season’s champion Vegas “Golden Knights” got a win in the National Hockey League (NHL) game on Thursday and ended a four-game losing streak, while Edmonton “Oilers” won the “dry” victory in another match.
“Golden Knights” beat Los Angeles “Kings” at home with the result 3:2 (1:0, 2:1, 0:1).
In the first period, Jack Aikel put the hosts in the lead, while Michael Amadio doubled the advantage of the “Golden Knights” at the beginning of the second period.
In the continuation of the second period, Anze Kopitar scored the first goal for the Kings, but less than two minutes later, William Carlson restored the Golden Knights’ two-goal advantage.
In the penultimate minute of regulation, Trevor Moore put the puck into the home team’s goal, but the Golden Knights held on for the rest of the game and secured the win.
Home goaltender Logan Thompson faced 32 shots, while Cam Talbot made 29 saves for the visitors.
In another match, the “Oilers” defeated the San Jose “Sharks” 5-0 (4-0, 1-0, 0-0) on the road, which suffered their seventh straight loss.
Zack Hyman, Ryan McLeod and Evan Bouchard stood out in the Edmonton team with two (1+1) points, while Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins beat the “Sharks” goalkeeper once.
The “Oilers” goal was guarded by Stuart Skinner, who saved 25 shots and played the second “dry” game this season. In goal for the Sharks, Magnus Chrona made eight of 12 shots in the first period before being replaced the rest of the game by Kaapo Kehkenen, who made another 17 saves.
