New York. The hot Toronto Maple Leafs got their fourth straight win last night – and it was blue-yellow.
William Nylander cemented the lead in the Swedish Shooting League with his 13th goal of the season – Rasmus Sandin scored his first.
– I had a lot of opportunities during the season, so it was good to finally get the puck, says the 22-year-old defender after the 4-2 win over Detroit.
After a month of a shaky and slightly unsettled first regular season, the front-runners Toronto Maple Leafs finally seem to have found their form – despite injuries to several key players.
In doing so they secured their fourth straight win last night – all away from home. This time it was the Detroit Red Wings which they beat 4-2 at Little Caesars Arena.
– It was a really successful road trip. We’re now back in Toronto with great confidence and hopefully we can continue in the same way,” Rasmus Sandin says when he meets the media next.
The 22-year-old scored the first goal of the season himself midway through the second half. He grabbed the puck just inside the blue line and fired a shot that found its way behind Phil Hossu.
– Yes, there was a real smoker in the lattice ceiling, kidding.
– But no, I was relieved. I’ve had a lot of chances in the 24 games we’ve played, so it was nice to finally get the puck.
William Nylander also scored a goal, assisted by Sandin, in his case it was the 13th goal of the season. This means that he moves to the top of the Swedish shooting league and is sixth in the overall shooting league, behind Jason Robertson, Bo Horvat, Conor McDavid, Taj Thompson and David Pasternak.
Kale Yarnrock also contributed an assist last night – Mitch Marner’s phenomenal score for the 17th consecutive game.
William Carlson returned to his old hometown of Columbus with the Vegas Golden Knights last night – and of course he took the opportunity to score his sixth goal of the season.
Lying on the ice, the 29-year-old Stockholmer somehow managed to get a puck.
In the end, the Knights won 3-2, after a penalty shootout. Gustav Nyquist assisted both home runs and also scored a penalty.
She was teetering and full of goals between lightning and sword in Tampa. In the first period, the home team led 2-0, and in the third it was the guests who had an advantage of 5-3. But at full time it was 5-5 and then Stephen Stamkos decided to join the Bolts in overtime.
– Sometimes you win even if you don’t deserve it, and maybe it was an evening, – says the hero honestly.
Rasmus Dahlin and Mattias Samuelsson are noted for each assist.
In Edmonton, it looked like the Florida Panthers were on their way to a 3-2 win over the Oilers, but no – Connor McDavid was on the ice for the Challengers.
With five seconds left, he played very brilliantly to Yvan Bouchard’s goal – and 22 seconds into extra time, he turned it into Leon Drisetel’s goal.
The Dallas Stars defeated the St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis with a 4-1 at home at the American Airlines Center and yes – tournament scorer Jason Robertson scored another goal, his 19th of the season.