New York. William Carlson scored as Vegas won the tough road game against Tampa last night – without even noticing it himself.
– No, I didn’t see the disc go in. It was only when Riley Smith told me that I understood it was a goal, says “Wild Bill” to Sportbledit after winning 4-3.
Marsta’s Carlsson was at a numerical disadvantage at the start of the third period at the Amalie Arena.
He launched into a counterattack and was essentially free with Andrei Vasilevsky, but just as he was about to finish he was stopped by Mikhail Sergataev, fell and hit the plate.
What he didn’t see was that the puck continued between the Tampa goalkeeper’s foot pads.
“Yeah, no, I just felt like something happened and I thought the referee was going to snap for eviction,” says the blue-and-yellow Vegas knight when we got him next.
– so it was only when Riley Smith came up and yelled that I realized what had happened. I should have rejoiced then instead, he.
“I missed a lot”
It was the Wild Bills’ 12th goal of the season and he’s happy with that, whatever happens.
– Unfortunately, I missed quite a few chances at the end, so it was nice to score an ugly goal at the end, he notes.
The game thus seemed to decide the Western order when Chandler Stephenson scored a goal a few minutes later to make it 3-1, but Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point each saw a late goal ensure the home side’s victory – and only in extra time could Alec Martinez decide.
We were reminded that matches against teams of this quality will never end until the final whistle blows, but it was good that we were still able to line up victory in the end, says Carlson.
Hedman is ready soon
Who is generally very pleased with the way the Golden Knights are playing now.
“I think we’ve been good since coming back from the All-Star break, we’ve won a lot and the new players we brought in have settled into the group really well,” he says.
Victor Hedmann also missed tonight’s game through injury, but according to coach John Cooper, he should be ready to return soon.