Los Angeles. Last night the Nashville Predators fell into the biggest prey of the season – thanks, among other things, to another Filip Forsberg goal.
– But there is no doubt that we won this match thanks to Juuse Saros. He hit 64 shots and it was absolutely amazing,” Flipper told Sportbladet after the 5-3 win over Carolina in Raleigh.
The Carolina Hurricanes have been one of the toughest teams to beat this fall, recently going on to an 11-game winning streak – while the Nashville Predators have been stuttering through the first half of the regular season.
Very little, if any, suggested anything other than a home win when they clashed at the PNC Center in Rally last night.
But in reality – the Predators fought their way to a 5-3 victory.
– We also had a hard time with Hurricanes being away from home for a few years, so it was really cool. What are the highlights of the season? Absolutely, Philip Forsberg says when we get to him after the final whistle.
– But there is no talk of why we won. It was Juuse Saros who was amazing on the box.
A completely meaningless number
Yes, the 27-year-old Finn broke a new club record by stopping at least 64 shots – a figure that is completely meaningless.
– Now the stick shoots everything and not all shots are dangerous, but there are still a lot of them and he made a whole series of great saves, Philippe continues.
who himself scored the 15th goal of the season midway through the first half and has now conceded no less than six goals in his last five matches.
– I’m starting to play better, simply put. Around Christmas I felt like I didn’t share enough, but now and of course I feel good about getting winnings again.
Matthias Ekholm also entered the protocol with a powerful shot.
– Yes, it was only logical. His friend Forsberg says he gets involved in everything all the time.
Jesper Fast got an assist on Canes.
Another bombing occurred overnight in Toronto.
There, the Seattle Kraken beat the Maple Leafs 5-1.
Although they saw them open the year with a 4-1 victory over the Islanders and then beat the Oilers 5-2 in Edmonton, it was perhaps not surprising.
– However, we can go even higher, which threatens defender Vince Dunn.
Alex Weinberg scored a goal – his eighth of the season – and Andrzej Borakowski contributed an assist.
In Columbus’ home game against Washington, Emil Bemström had two assists and Adam Bokvist one, but it wasn’t enough. And East Jumbo lost again – this time 6-2.
One step forward, one step back… New Jersey defeated the Red Wings in Detroit yesterday – only for St. Louis to beat them 5-3 at home in The Rock last night.
Jesper Pratt assisted in the goal.
It started poorly for the Vancouver Canucks away to Colorado, losing 2-0 after half of the game. But to everyone’s surprise, they rallied, turned around, and eventually won, 4-2.
Elias Peterson and Oliver Ekman-Larson provided two assists, while Andreas Englund provided a goal for the reigning champions – who looks sprained and has lost three straight and is short of the play-off mark.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are another team having a bafflingly difficult time. In Vegas last night, they suffered their sixth straight loss. 5-2, the numbers are written. William Karlsson played up to two home goals and Rijkaard Raquel was in charge of the preparations before Sidney Crosby’s consolation goal in the finale.
Elsewhere: The New York Rangers beat Montreal 4-1 at the Bell Center, Philadelphia beat Arizona 6-2 at home at Broad Street, Boston picked up a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, and Edmonton beat the Islanders 4-2. There, Philip Broberg was noticed for getting help.