Updated 06.38 | Published 06.23
NEW YORK. Viktor Arvidsson scored Boston’s only goal against Pittsburgh last night.
But it was enough for victory.
– I like matches like this, says the 32-year-old from Kusmark after the 1-0 victory.
You can win NHL games in very different ways, everyone in Boston was reminded this weekend.
Last Saturday they crushed the New York Rangers with 10-2, while in the night’s home fight against Pittsburgh they only scored a single goal.
However, the only goal, which Viktor Arvidsson scored amid general chaos in front of the Penguins box after exactly eleven minutes, was enough for another victory.
– I just tried to get the stick into the mess and luckily the puck went in, he says to nhl.com
– That’s my game, I want to be a disruption in front of the box and win close matches. So I like these kind of matches.
Finnish goalkeeper Joonas Korpisalo was again excellent, stopping 27 shots and thus keeping a clean sheet.
– Nice, but the important thing for me is to win, not to keep a clean sheet, he says.
The Bruins have now won three straight and are breathing down the neck of the teams in the wild card spots in the eastern table.
For the New Jersey Devils, the problems continue. In Sunday’s away game against former top-of-the-table Winnipeg, they had a 3-2 lead at the end of the second period, but were still beaten 4-3 in the end.
As a result, the tipped top team has conceded four straight losses and is moving further and further down the table.
– Some guys had a really tough game and when we still put ourselves in a situation where we could win, we were exposed, sighs coach Sheldon Keefe, who now risks becoming the first coach of the season to be fired.
Jesper Bratt answered for an assist.
Nashville caught up again in the Western streak with a meritorious 3-2 victory against Washington at home in Bridgestone Arena.
They are now just two points up on Seattle and LA in the wild card spots.
Swiss fullback Roman Josi scored one of the goals and had assists on the other two. Filip Forsberg also contributed with an assist, to a power play goal scored by Steven Stamkos.
In Salt Lake City, the Columbus Blue Jackets managed to beat the Utah Mammoth 3-2 after an overtime goal by Dimitri Voronkov.
Vegas are pumped up at the top of the Pacific standings and secured their fourth straight win with a 7-2 drubbing of a tired San Jose in the Sharktank overnight.
Former shark Tomas Hertl was king of the ice with two goals and three assists.
Alex Wennberg scored one of the home team’s goals and is now up to a total of ten hits.
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