William Nylander’s top scorer at the National Hockey League premiere
New York. Whatever things go into defeating Montreal for the rest of the season, fans are sure to get the incredible drama of opening night to console themselves.
The Canadians overcame eternal rival Toronto Maple Leafs – after a decisive goal by Josh Anderson 19 seconds before the final whistle.
It’s about finding ways to win this league and tonight we showed that we can, says coach Martin Saint. Lewis after winning 4-3
Matches between the Canadians and the Maple Leafs have always been big events – like soccer’s clasico on ice – and the first round of the season at the simmering Bale Center in Montreal was no exception.
The match had entertainment value like a full-blown Hollywood thriller from the very first moment, but up front it would be hard to forget the last clip for those who were involved in it.
When Sean Monahan – the Canadians’ takeover from Calgary – two and a half minutes before the final whistle blew with a 3-2 victory over the home team, the event looked decisive, but only 40 seconds later it equalized William Nylander After a handsome solo performance. So wait for the extension. Everyone is safe. But with 19 seconds left, Josh Anderson, to the endless happiness of the home fans, was able to put the real decision behind Matt Murray.
– Our coaches did a good job with our behaviour, so we kept our composure after the equalizer and came back straight away, says young star Cole Caufield, who himself was responsible for two great goals.
Head coach Martin St. So Lewis is credited with not giving up his young team.
“It’s about finding ways to win this league and tonight we showed that we can, he says.
The loss, of course, hurt the visitors – although it was only the first game of the season.
“But we simply weren’t good enough and deserved to lose,” said coach Sheldon Keefe.
William Nylander also provided assistance.
It wasn’t a successful start with Columbus for busy Johnny Goudreau.
Sure enough, the opening game away from home against Carolina got off to a promising start when Finnish star Patrick Lin made it 1-0 early in the second half, but then collapsed and had to let go of the ice, then the hurricanes took over.
In the end, the home team won 4-1.
– I think we played well but not good enough, Goudreau says.