UVIS Balinskis | Foto: EMIMEEE CHINNNA/GETTY IMAGES/AFP
In the National Hockey League (NHL), three games with the participation of teams represented by Latvians are expected, but only defender Uvis Balinskis and forward Rodrigo Ābols will be on the field, with goalkeeper Artūrs Šilovs remaining on the sidelines.
Already at 23:00 according to Latvian time Šilova represented Pittsburgh “Penguins” will visit Toronto “Maple Leafs”. Although Shilow helped Pittsburgh snap an eight-game losing streak in the previous match, the goalkeeping will be handled by Stuart Skinner, who will be in his third game. penguin in the rows.
at 2:00 a.m Balinsky and the Florida Panthers will face the Carolina Hurricanes in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference finals, but at 4:00 a.m Philadelphia Flyers with Apple will compete with the weakest team in the league, the Chicago Blackhawks.
The “Panthers” lost the previous game to the “Blues” of St. Louis, which, taking into account the tight table in the Eastern Conference, forced them to leave the “play-off” zone. Meanwhile, for the Flyers, who have moved up to third in the East, this will be their second game in two days. Last night aviators beat the Vancouver Canucks without Teodor Blüger 5-2, Abol having the most productive game of his NHL career with two assists.
In the season as a whole, Balinskis stood out in 26 matches with seven (1+6) points, 12 penalty minutes and an efficiency coefficient of +3. On the other hand, Abols has collected five (2+3) points in 30 matches, won 51.2% of shots, faced 11 penalty minutes and +/- indicator -3.
