On Monday, Latvian forward Teodors Bļugers scored a goal and gave an assist in the regular championship game of the National Hockey League (NHL), but the Vancouver “Canucks” team represented by him lost to the Utah “Mammoth” team.
“Canucks” lost 2-6 (1-2, 1-3, 0-1), suffering the fifth defeat in the last six matches.
In the seventh minute of the game, Blügers assisted Liam Egren in his team’s first goal, but in the 39th minute of the match he scored 2:5 himself.
In total, the Latvian striker was on the field for 16 minutes and 50 seconds, of which he played one minute and 42 seconds in the majority and one minute and 16 seconds in the minority. He has two shots on goal, four power plays, two turnovers, one turnover, six of 12 shots won and a team-best efficiency rating of +2.
This season, Blügers played nine games in the NHL, where he collected six (5+1) points and a positive efficiency coefficient of +2.
In Monday’s game, Nick Schmaltz stood out among the winners with his second hat trick of the season and the third of his career. He also had one assist, Lawson Cruz collected 1+1, John Jason Peterka and Mihail Sergachev each scored, while John Marino had three assists.
With 42 points in 56 matches, the Canucks are in last place in the Western Conference and in the entire league. The Vancouver team will play the next match early Thursday morning Latvian time, when they will meet the Vegas “Golden Knights” hockey players.
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