Colorado’s Artturi Lehkonen crashed headfirst into the wing and was badly injured. The club announced after the match that Lehkonen is on his feet and in good spirits. He is taken to the hospital to be checked out.
Super promise Connor Bedard led the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5–3 victory over the perennially successful Tampa Bay Lightning in the hockey NHL.
The 18-year-old Bedard scored twice and recorded two assists, and at the same time became the youngest player in club history to score two goals in one game.
The first reserve of the summer scored his team’s opening goal and the fourth hit that was the winning goal.
When Bedard was younger, they have only reached four power points in one NHL game Ted Kennedy and Bep Guidolinboth in 1944.
Bedard has compiled 7+4=11 power points from 12 matches, with which he leads the rookie point exchange.
The match was the first in which Bedard reached more than one power point. Chicago’s head coach Luke Richardson according to the Canadian promise will still improve his game.
– Bedard has only played a dozen matches here. He is starting to get to the bottom of things, and knows how to use his abilities in the best possible way. It rewarded him and us today, Richardson said.
Lehkonen was injured
The Seattle Kraken beat the Colorado Avalanche at home 4–3. The solution was seen at the last minute, when Eeli Tolvanen shot from close range by the Colorado goalkeeper Ivan Prosvetovwhose blocked loose puck hit the goal Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Among the Finns, Colorado also reached points Artturi Lehkonenwho got the assist By Bowen Byram for 1–2 reduction, and Mikko Rantanenwho was instrumental in setting up Colorado’s second hit.
Lehkonen was badly injured in the second set when he crashed headfirst into the wing. He was escorted out of the rink.
The situation can be seen in the video below.
Colorado announced after the match that Lehkonen is on his feet, reacting and that he can move as usual. He has been taken to the hospital to be checked as a precaution.