Updated on 07.54 | Published on 07.52
New York. We’ll once again sing about sausage in tonight’s NHL sweep.
Night cry 1
What kind of slump are the Boston Bruins in?
They’ve never lost three games in a row, but now they’ve at least lost — and the third, tonight, they face a Columbus Blue Jackets who they haven’t let over the bridge since 2020.
– We have become soft in the end and you cannot tolerate that in this league. Team captain Brad Marchand says: “We now have to tighten our defense above all else.”
In Columbus, where fans haven’t had much to look forward to this fall, the upset is celebrated almost as much as a Stanley Cup title.
“Our effort was complete,” exclaims defender Ivan Provorov.
He scored a goal – just like his compatriots Igor Chenakhov, Dmitry Voronkov and Kirill Marchenko. It is the first time in NHL history that four Russians belonging to the same team scored a goal in the same game.
Night cry 2
Table jumbo San Jose is starting to catch more and more opponents taking a swing at Sharktank – and last night it was time again.
The Sharks beat Washington 2-1 after Luke Kunin scored an assist on a power play midway through the third period.
Before that, Fabian Zetterlund also achieved a complete success for the second match in a row.
Night cry 3
– When William Karlsson scored his 10th goal of the season just 14 minutes into the first period, most people assumed the game would go exactly as expected between defending champions Vegas and Calgary at the Saddledome.
but not.
AJ Greer tied the game early in the third period — then linebacker MacKenzie Weegar became the hero with just five seconds left in overtime.
“I made my way until good things usually happened,” he says.
With the win, the Flames rose to the wild-card position in the Western Conference standings.
Natanz ultimate iteration
Colorado and Tampa clinched Denver overnight — just as they did in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final. Now, as then, the Avs prevailed 4-1 behind two goals by Ryan Johansen.
Thus, the former champions have now won four titles in a row.
— but there’s still a lot we can do to improve, says star Cale Makar.
Victor Hedman had the assist on Tampa’s consolation goal.
Swedes of the night
Fabian Zetterlund, San Jose Sharks – One of the Sharks’ heroes against Washington.
William Carlson, Vegas Golden Knights – The champions lost, but Wild Bill produced as usual.
Victor Olofsson, Buffalo Sabers – Had two assists as the Sabers rallied for this year’s effort in Manhattan.