“Sabres” beat Edmonton “Oilers” at home with 3:2 (1:2, 0:0, 1:0, 1:0).
The Latvian forward spent 15 minutes and three seconds on the ice, scoring twice, using four power plays, winning one of six shots and ending the game with a +/- indicator of -1.
Already in the 29th second of the match, Ryan McLeod put the guests in the lead, but Warren Fegils managed to make it 2:0 deficit in the 15th minute, both of them earning two points in this match.
The home team managed to fight back with the goals scored by Tage Thompson in the 16th minute and Jacob Bryson in the 52nd minute.
Owen Power scored the winning goal two seconds before the end of extra time.
Uko Peka Lukkonen managed 30 shots in the “Sabres” goal, while Stuart Skinner saved 23 shots for the guests.
The Sabers are 12th in the Eastern Conference with 65 points in 65 games, while the Oilers are fifth in the West with 79 points in 62 games. The Sabers will play their next game on Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings.
Meanwhile, Elvis Merzlikins remained on the bench in the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 1-2 (0-1, 1-0, 0-1) home loss against the Nashville Predators, who just signed Latvian goalkeeper Gustavus Dāvi Grigal to a two-way contract until the end of the season. .
Kiefer Sherwood put the “Predators” in the lead, but Alexander Texier made it 1-1 early in the second period. Luke Evangelista scored the winning goal in the 45th minute.
In the goal of the Columbus team, Daniil Tarasov saved 47 shots, but in the goal of the “Predators” Kevin Lankinen managed 32 shots.
The Blue Jackets are last in the Eastern Conference with 54 points in 64 games, while the Predators are sixth in the West with 77 points in 65 games. The Columbus team will play their next match against the Montreal “Canadiens” on Tuesday.
2024-03-09 20:55:00
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