New York. There are only 47 seconds left in normal time.
Then John Klingberg equalized for his first timely goal as an Anaheim Duck – then teammate Ryan Strom made the decision in overtime.
– I feel like I wasn’t involved enough in offense, so it was very good that I got a puck at the end, says Sportbladet’s star back after the 3-2 win over Detroit.
For a long time, it seemed like the story of the game’s blue and yellow at the Honda Center would be the NHL’s Jonathan Berggren red wing goal.
The 22-year-old rookie slammed in a power play rebound in the first period, with an assist from Lucas Raymond — and when nineteen minutes of the third period had passed, the visitors from Michigan were still at a 2-1 lead.
First goal of the season
But then another Swede took over the show. With only 47 seconds left, he succeeded John Klingberg Couple it with a neat, distinctive shot from the blue line—and it was, in fact, the former Dallas star’s first goal of the season.
“Yeah, it was good timing,” says Burger on the phone from Southern California.
– I feel like I wasn’t involved enough in the attack and if you look at the stats it’s clear that I shot a little bit. Now I’m trying to take more shots and it was really cool to see the puck bounce through the shin guard. He has bounced the other way on numerous occasions.
Hoping for a turnaround
In overtime, Ryan Strom then managed a decision after a huge error by Tyler Bertuzzi – not bad for a team that sailed against a strong headwind during the fall.
– We’ve had a hard time and haven’t won yet during the usual game time, Klingberg notes.
– But she’s looked a little better in the last few games and hopefully we can build on that,
He’s still enjoying his new club – and at his new home address.
– We have very good guys in the team and it’s ideal to live by the sea. Now I only signed here for one year, so we’ll see what happens in the future. But he says I will always do my best for the team I play for.
