New York. Eric Calgren was somewhat of an unexpected hero for Toronto last night.
He got the jump to the third inning against the Boston chasing, held on tight and saw the Blue and White Leafs claim the victory of the year over the league leaders.
I felt good, but the boys made it easy for me too, says the 26-year-old from Stockholm after winning 2-1.
It was Ilya Samsonov who started the classic encounter at the Scotiabank Arena, but in the second half he injured his knee, so when both teams went out in the last 20 minutes – with a 2-1 draw – Erik Källgren was forced to take charge in the penalty area. .
Of course it’s not ideal to jump when you’ve been sitting for 40 minutes. I was a little stiff, but I got a few shots early and then got in and it went well, says the Swede when he meets the media after the final whistle.
You can safely say that. The best team in the league was still chasing an equaliser, but the reserve hit every shot the Boston Bears fired and made sure the Leafs’ lead stayed on the road.
– It felt good, but the boys made it easy for me too. They blocked an incredible number of pucks, and I didn’t see a lot of shots, he continues.
Yes, the Leafs effort was the most solid of the season and the biggest victory so far.
We knew that success against Boston would require the best of us and we responded to that request, says coach Sheldon Cave.
Auston Matthews scored both goals, the last and decisive after a delicious sandwich to a pass from William Nylander.
Already tonight, at 11:00 PM Swedish time, the Leafs have a new away game against Carolina, and since Matt Murray is also injured, Eric Calgren will have to serve him into the penalty area again.
– I’m ready, I want to play as much as possible, he says.
Pittsburgh Penguins have completely lost the ability to win hockey games.
They suffered their seventh straight loss last night – on home soil against the Seattle Kraken.
– It’s hard and difficult now. But we did good things tonight and we have to try to build on that and eventually hopefully get the reward, says Sidney Crosby after the 3-2 defeat.
Kraken is in a streak more, having won four in a row and surprisingly finished second in the Pacific Table.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 787th goal last night and is thus the player in NHL history to have scored the most goals for the same team.
But there’s still good reason to celebrate at the Capital One Arena, as despite Washington’s 2-0 lead in the middle of the third inning, they managed to knock down bottom line Arizona 3-2 – Nick Ritchie scoring the decisive ball in just 35 seconds.
Last night, Victor Hedman returned to the Tampa squad after only two games due to injury and immediately took part in the 5-3 win over Buffalo at home at the Amalie Arena.
Rookie Nick Berbicks decided the first goal of his career in the National Hockey League and “Fig” got an assist.
Rasmus Dahlin missed the match with an upper body injury. Listed as “Day by Day” by Buffalo.
Captain Jimmy Bean has had a less prominent role with the Dallas Stars this year, but tonight, it’s safe to say he’s made the most of his few minutes. The 33-year-old Canadian completed a hat-trick in a deserved 6-2 win over Edmonton.
– We know that these players can score when they want, so we came with the right kind of situation and we won with a strong team effort, says the champ.
The Vegas Golden Knights hold the top of the Western Conference. Last night they beat Montreal 6-4 at Bell Center. William Carlson got help.
Other results: Winnipeg won its away game against Chicago 4-0 and Philadelphia beat Ottawa 2-1 away.