New York. The curious Eric Carlson made history last night.
He became the first NHL defensive man since World War II to score ten goals in his first thirteen games of the season.
But with the San Jose Sharks losing again on penalties, the achievement was not celebrated with much focus-
“When I’m 50 I can look back and be happy,” the Småland star sighs.
beginning Eric Carlson The season has been a long epic — and it only lasted when the Sharks hosted the Florida Panthers at their Sharktank home last night.
He scored the 10th goal of the season at the start of the third half and was also responsible for two new passes.
This means that ‘Ek65’ is not only leading the Swedish Points League in superior fashion. He is tied for second place in the scoring league, behind only Conor McDavid – and with a total of eighteen points, he is fourth in the scoring league.
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With the 10th goal last night, the 32-year-old from Småland also wrote history. No other NHL defensive man this side of World War Twelve scored goals in his first thirteen games of the season.
– Wonderful, he says with a wry sneer when he meets the media afterwards.
When I’m 50, I can look back and be happy.
The irony comes from the fact that Eric Carlson plays hockey to win and no, the Sharks didn’t win last night either.
The team led 3-2 at the end of the third inning, but with a minute and a half left, Carter Verhagé equalized and then the Panthers won on penalties – just as the Anaheim Ducks did on Tuesday.
It’s another huge loss for us, but we’re making progress. We showed some things we hadn’t shown before, Eric says.
Swedish tiger Patrick Hornqvist was forced to stop the match after an ugly tackle by Luc Konin midway through the first period. Konin received a penalty in the match and Hornqvist was examined during the night for a possible concussion.
Looks like Lucas Raymond has lost. He scored his third goal of the season, from close range in strong play, as Detroit beat Washington 3-1 at home at Little Caesars Arena last night.
The big difference compared to losing against Buffalo was that we defended ourselves better today. Coach Derek Lalonde said they only have nine to 10 chances in the whole game.
However, it was enough for Alex Ovechkin to score his 786th career goal, equaling Jordi Howe’s record for the most goals with a single club.
Tampa was without the injured Victor Hedman for the second game in a row when he visited the Carolina Hurricanes last night – and ended in a 4-3 loss on penalties.
Ottawa almost recovered from being behind 1-5 in their home game against Vegas, but only managed to go 4-5.
William Carlson was booked to assist visitors.
New Yorkers beat the drums relentlessly. Last night, they claimed their fifth win in a row, away from St. Louis. 5-2, was the end result.
Mood is at its best now, says defender Noah Dobson.
With the blues, it’s quite the opposite. The loss against the islanders was the sixth in a row and the crisis is now a reality.
Everyone is depressed, everyone is frustrated. It’s tough, says striker Robert Thomas.
Other results tonight: Winnipeg beat Montreal 3-2 with a sudden death goal from Kyle Connor, Chicago beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 with a sudden death goal by Jonathan Toews (and a assist earlier in the game by Swedish defender Philip Ross) and run over Dallas. Arizona 7-2 at Mullet Little Stadium.