Eetu Luostarinen scored in Florida’s victory over Pittsburgh – Valtteri Puustinen has been in the ring for a long time and immediately hit the spot | Sport

Anton Lundell already played his seventh game without a goal, but still grabbed two assist points from the match.

The Florida Panthers in the ice hockey NHL Eetu Luostarinen was responsible for the most spectacular Finnish performance of the night, when he scored his team’s winning goal in the match against the Pittsburgh Penguins, which ended with a score of 3–1.

In the first half of the third period, Luostarinen scored a 2-1 goal from a loose puck after the start, which the Penguins keeper Tristan Jarry spat in front of him.

Florida’s home win was stylized in the last minute by the team’s captain Alexander Barkov to an empty goal.

Barkov’s goal was the ninth of the season. Luostarinen’s hit was the third this season.

Florida’s third Finnish forward Anton Lundell continued his streak of scoreless games to seven, but collected two assists under his belt. The Finnish pack of Florida Niko Mikkola played exactly 21 minutes in the match.

Another game and power point for Puustis

Pittsburgh Penguins, who played only his second NHL game Valtteri Puustinen picked up the second NHL power-play point of his career when he was marked as the passer for his team’s only goal.

The last time Puustinen was seen on NHL ice and points was in March of last year, when Pittsburgh beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5–2. He also picked up an assist that time.

Puustinen, originally from KalPa, came to Pittsburgh about two years ago and has so far played mostly in his team’s AHL farm series Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

For the Penguins, the loss was already the fourth in a row.

At the beginning of the match, the Florida Panthers’ Swedish forward, who ended his NHL career, was celebrated Patric Hörnqvist. In the career of the Swede, who announced his retirement in the summer, Pittsburgh was also a significant club, as Hörnqvist celebrated two Stanley Cup championships in the Penguins’ ranks in 2016 and 2017.

Columbus took Kapanen to St. Louis

Kasperi Kapanen St.Louis Blues suffered a 2-5 away loss to Columbus Blue Jackets. Kapanen got just over 12 minutes of playing time in the match.

Captain of Columbus Boone Jenner was injured in the second period after getting a puck in his face, and did not return to the ice in the final match, the club said in the X message service.

Columbus’s Finnish forward Patrick Laine did not play in the match. Columbus said on its website that Laine was on the sidelines due to illness.

Columbus snapped a three-game losing streak with the win.

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