Alexander Nylander got his first shot in the NHL this season.
Then he came close to making a big play, but the Pittsburgh Penguins had a goal disallowed.
Now he has the chance to face big brother William Nylander on Sunday.
At 27 years old, William Nylander is the oldest and most famous athlete in Sweden at the moment.
25-year-old Alexander Nylander was called up to the Pittsburgh Penguins and started in a top series with Evgeni Malkin and Reilly Smith.
20 seconds after his first substitution, Alexander Nylander was on the verge of scoring.
The New York Rangers won 1-0 at Penn State on an Alexis Lafreniere goal on a play by Mika Zibanejad.
Alexander Nylander equalized 1-1, but the goal was ruled out for offside after interference from a New York Rangers coach.
Clean sheet No. 60 for Koke
The hero of the game for the New York Rangers was goaltender Jonathan Quick, who made 32 saves and kept his 60th clean sheet in the NHL.
– It was a good start. “It’s a long season and it’s about going out and winning and picking up points every night,” said the 37-year-old, who joined for the season.
According to legendary New York Post columnist Larry Brooks, Mika Zibanejad had his best game of the season.
“It’s about to go down for Mika Zibanejad. It was a very impressive victory. “Jonathan Quick played like the Hall of Fame player he would end up being three years into his career,” Larry Brooks wrote.
An opportunity to meet a brother
Erik Karlsson with a playing time of 26.08 was scoreless for the second straight game.
– Things did not go the way we wanted, but we had opportunities. We have everything we need. “Now we have to make everything work and get much better profits,” says Erik Carlson.
Alexander Nylander replaced injured compatriot Rickard Rakell.
The Toronto Maple Leafs return to North America after games at the Globe.
On Friday, the Chicago Blackhawks are waiting in Illinois, and on Sunday there is a matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pennsylvania.
