New York. The Detroit Red Wings managed to knock out the New Yorkers on Saturday – and that had a lot to do with Lucas Raymond.
On the one hand, he scored other goals, and on the other hand, he irritated opponents several times.
– It’s just to stay calm and focus on the match, he says after winning 3-0.
After a rather slow start without a goal in seven games, things really loosened up Lucas Raymond.
In a five-on-three position six and a half minutes into the second period in Saturday’s game in Detroit vs. New York Islanders He appeared in the preferred position near the left post and pushed in the fourth goal of the season.
But that wasn’t the only way the 20-year-old from Gothenburg helped weed out visitors from Long Island.
Raymond Anzel Berzal
On two occasions, he also threw them on balance with his physical play. First, he dropped star Matt Berzal with a resounding stopper at the center of the ice, which resented the opponent so much that they were hit by one of two ways Lucas eventually tapped into the net. And a little later, they had opinions that Lucas was in the goal area and drove him into the goalkeeper’s cross so hard that – Semyon Varlamov – was injured and had to get off the ice.
– Yes, it was a physical match from both teams, as “Razor” said in a press conference after that.
– That’s how they want to play, hard and hard. But just keep calm and focus on the match.
Before the first touchdown, the Red Wings celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Stanley Cup title in 1997, and among others, Niklas Liedstrom, one of the club’s great icons, celebrated on the ice.
On Sunday evening, 23.00 Swedish time, the team has a new game – away against the New York Rangers.