New York. “Wild Bill” Carlson was “Snagidiga Bill” Carlson last night.
Score the best goal of the round with a backhand kick – from the left drawing circle.
– I sent the puck into the goal and probably the goalkeeper was surprised, he told Sportbladet.
On the beginning of the third period of the Vegas Golden Knights’ home game against the Ottawa Senators, William Carlson kicked a technical goal.
Taking a long pass from Alex Pietrangelo at the blue line, he darted into the penalty area and looked like he was about to clear a Senators defender when, mid-step, he threw a backhand to Cam Talbot – and it went in.
“What a goal,” said the TV commentators.
– Yes, it was very good there, says the 29-year-old from Stockholm.
– I didn’t think of anything other than that I would send the puck into the goal and the goalkeeper might be surprised. Glad it worked anyway.
Overall, the Golden Knights put up a convincing effort and won 4-1.
– I think we were strong and played well for most of the match. Plus, the ice cream did what it was supposed to do in the box, William continues.
– In general, things looked good during the fall, we put ourselves in a good position and made a small progress in the table.
truly. The Knights lead the Western Conference by six points — and their division by eight points.
Closest behind Vegas in the Pacific standings is the Seattle Kraken and they boosted their stock even further with an 8-5 win over San Jose at home at Climate Pledge Arena last night.
Andrzej Borakowski had another great night, contributing a goal as well as two assists.
Erik Karlsson even played one of the Sharks’ goals and thus remained the top scorer for defenders.