Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby moved up to 13th place in the all-time assist statistics. The Canuck forward is only one goal away from the 600 NHL goal mark.
Jaakko Servo,
STT Sports
The hockey series in the NHL, Tampa Bay Lighting went on a road trip to Pittsburgh and finally defeated the Penguins at the end of extra time with goals 3–2.
Pittsburgh’s Finnish striker Jesse Puljujärvi completed his third goal of the season in the match.
The 26-year-old Puljujärvi received a perfect pass to the back post From Marcus Petterssonand it was an easy job for the Finn to complete the Penguins’ opening goal.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby37, assisted one goal in the match and he moved up on the all-time assists list Joe Sakic. Crosby now has 1,017 assists and a total of 1,616 points in 1,293 games.
The Canadian is only one goal away from the 600 NHL goal mark.
Crosby was not satisfied to his team’s performance despite his own milestone.
– We have to find a way to rise in the matches. We have to understand this and find ways to get the momentum back.
Pittsburgh has had a rocky start to the season, winning just seven of their 21 games.
In the third minute of overtime, he scored the decisive hit for Lightning Brayden Point.
Kakkoa smiled
The game between New York Rangers and Vancover Canucks is over. The third period is underway and the Rangers lead 4–3.
Kaapo Kako shot in the second period to give Rangers a 3–2 lead. The goal was the 23-year-old Finn’s second of the season. Before this he had fed Will Cuyllen completed the 2–1 goal.
The forward from Turku was visibly happy about his second complete hit of the season.
In the second period, we also saw a slightly more special situation when Vancover’s Latvian keeper Arturs Silovs lost both his shield and club, but still made a gestureless parry.
Finnish guard Kevin Lankinen is in the match as Vancouver’s goalkeeper.
Barkov’s streak continues
The Florida Panthers traveled north to visit the Winnipeg Jets and experienced a 3-6 loss to the Canadian team, which was in a great mood.
One of the cornerstones of the home team’s victory was a hat trick Mark Scheifele.
About the Finns of Florida Alexander Barkov recorded one assist for himself. The Florida skipper extended his assist streak to nine matches already.
Barkov’s chain friend Sam Reinhart scored a power play goal from Barkov’s pass and extended his streak to 11 matches. He has managed to make a total of 9+8 powers in them. With his power, Reinhart is also near the top of the league’s points market.
Winnipeg continues its excellent season. It has lost only three matches so far.
Ottawa Senators – Edmonton Oilers 2-5
Pittsburgh Penguins – Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3 (PIT: Jesse Puljujärvi 0+1)
St. Lois Blues – Minnesota Wild 2-4
Winnipeg Jets – Florida Panthers 6–3 (FLA: Alexander Barkov 0+1)
Chicago Blackhawks – Anaheim Ducks 2–3 (CHI: Teuvo Teräväinen 0+1)
Calgary Flames – New York Islanders 2–1
Vancouver Canucks – New York Rangers 3–3 (NYR: Kaapo Kako 1+1)