New York. Elias Pettersson is at the top of the NHL’s blue-and-yellow scoring division.
He scored the game-clinching goal as Vancouver beat Anaheim last night – thus becoming the first Swede this year to break the 30-point barrier.
– It was good to score again, in the end I looked for ideal positions instead of just shooting, says the 25-year-old.
Some of the countrymen, especially William Nylander and Filip Forsberg, have been breathing a sigh of relief in recent weeks, but no – Elias Pettersson refuses to give up first place in the Swedish League for points.
In tonight’s home game against Anaheim, he made a little move with another goal, tangling in a so-called kitchen route when the game was stopped and weighed early in the third period.
-I got off my game a little towards the end, looking for the perfect positions instead of using the ice I see and just shooting. Now I’ve done it and it feels good, EP said when he met the media after the 3-1 win.
– In general, I’m happy with the way our group played tonight, in the five-on-five matches, we created more than we have done in a while.
With his strike, Elias became the first Swede to break the 30-point barrier this season. As I said, this gives them top spot in the Swedish league – joint sixth on total points in the league.
Leo Karlsson has been rested once again by the Ducks – exactly in keeping with the plan to carefully match the young rookie at the start of the season.
