In the opening match of the NHL season in Prague, you could see the most amazing save of the whole season. The Finns lacked power points.
The opening round of the NHL ice hockey season didn’t even finish in Prague when the New Jersey Devils goalie Jacob Markström produced perhaps the most spectacular save of the season.
Buffalo Sabers forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel got a rebound from the line through the end in front of the goal. Reacting to the line drive, Marksröm was already out of the situation, but at the last moment stretched his stick in the path of the Sabers forward’s attempt.
The Devils won the opening of the NHL season with a routine score of 4–1. Buffalo’s Finnish guard Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen dug the puck behind his back three times.
The Devils’ first of the night was seen in 8:39, when Stefan Noesen succeeded as a result of a puck grab. The Devils succeeded in the opening set for the second time, when the team’s new acquisition Johnathan Kovacevic shot the puck into the net from the blue line.
Like Kovacevic, the Devils captain, who was successful in the second set, recorded the performances in the 1+1 match Nico Hischier.
Markström finally had to surrender in the final set, when Owen Power shot a 1-3 reduction. In the end, Markström saved 30 times in the match, while Luukkonen recorded 19 saves.
The NHL season kicks off in Prague with two meetings between the Devils and the Sabres. The teams will play the second match on Saturday from 17:00.
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