New York. Pierre Engwals continues to provide his services to the new New York Islanders club.
He scored for Game 3 as the Long Island team beat the Ducks 6-3 in Anaheim last night.
– Our whole series was a really good match, says the 26-year-old from Småland.
After four seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pierre Engvall was traded to the New York Islanders at the start of March, and longtime general manager Lou Lamoriello seemed to know just what he was doing when he traded the lanky 26-year-old from Lyongbee.
He entered perfectly in a series with Brook Nelson and Kyle Palmieri and scored goals in the end.
He scored a goal against Washington on Saturday, followed it up with another against Los Angeles yesterday, and against Anaheim at the Honda Center last night.
At the start of the second, he came up clean against John Gibson and flogged the puck.
“I got a very good pass from Kyle Palmieri,” Pierre says modestly when he meets the media afterwards.
– Overall, the series I put together with him and Brooke Nelson was a fun evening. We are starting to find each other now.
Well, you can say that. Overall score for men.
Engvall – Aim and Assist.
Palmieri – one goal and three assists.
Nelson – two goals.
In the end, the Islanders won 6-3 thus pulling away from teams chasing down the line for the playoffs.
Swedish defender Sebastian Ahu also received an assist.
One day after a stinging loss against the New York Rangers in Manhattan, it long looked like the Washington Capitals would bite the grass against Buffalo at home at Capital One Arena last night.
They trailed 2-0, 3-1 and 4-2, but eventually caught up.
Tom Wilson equalized at 4-4 with just over a minute left in normal time, assisted by Niklas Backström – and in the end the home side won on penalties.
– that. It was probably the most beautiful victory of the whole year, says KAP goalkeeper Charlie Lindgren.
Successful Swedish defender Rasmus Sanden at the end of the second half was shot in the knee and had to be helped off the ice, looking poorly – but the best was that he came in third and managed to finish the game.
In Toronto, the showdown between the Maple Leafs and Colorado Avalanche was even and compact, with the score at 1-1. Then there was also a penalty shootout – and Nathan MacKinnon brought the victory to the reigning champions.
Kali Jarnkrock provided the assist on the Leafs’ only goal of the game.