pittsburgh. Jonas Johansson has had an excellent start as substitute for the best goalkeeper in the world.
He stopped 28 shots and helped Tampa get the opening win against Nashville.
– Jonas was tough, says Victor Hedmann to Sportbladet after the 5-3 win.
Fans in West Florida stuck umbrella drinks down their throats when it became known just a week or so before the start of the regular season that star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy would be out for at least two months due to back surgery — and that was during his extended absence. The Lightning will have to pin their hope on the absence of relatively unproven Swede Jonas Johansson.
But Nyima’s problems, judging by tonight’s season opener against Nashville at home at Amalie Arena.
The 28-year-old host played safe and composed, stopping 28 shots and leading the former champions to a 5-3 win over the Predators, who started slow and then pressed until they were sung.
– Yes, Jonas was tough, greeting Victor Hedman when we get to him next.
‘Vigge’ himself responded to the assist for the first goal of the season scored by Nikita Kucherov and is generally satisfied.
“It was very nice to start the game with a victory, even if we didn’t play the best hockey,” he says.
For a completely revamped Predators team, Filip Forsberg seemed to be enjoying his time with new center Ryan O’Reilly, as he recorded two assists. Gustav Nyquist also played and even scored a goal in his first match for the new club.
