Jesse Puljujärvi’s 12-match stand torment ended – there were still no points | Sports in a nutshell

Ville Heinola, who has returned to the NHL after ankle problems, got his opening point of the season.

In the ice hockey NHL, the Pittsburgh Penguins suffered their fourth consecutive loss when they lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-4 after a winning goal race. Only Columbus managed to score the winning goal Kent Johnson and Kirill Marshenko.

In the match, a Finnish player was also seen in Pittsburgh’s ranks for a long time. Been in the stands for 12 matches in a row Jesse Puljujärvi played for the first time since December 7th. Puljujärvi was now responsible for a good 13 minutes, but lacked power points. Puljujärvi has collected 3+5=8/-2 points in the 21 matches it has played this season.

The head coach Mike Sullivan revealed before the match that the biggest discussions have been about Puljujärvi playing without a puck.

– Criticism is never due to Jesse’s workload or the lack of it. He is a hardworking guy who cares as much about his own game as about winning. But we try to work with Jesse on the overall gameplay, Sullivan commented to the local paper.

of Columbus Mikael Wipes played a good 11 minutes and didn’t get to the power points.

Winnipeg defeated Nashville

Juuse Saros stretched the path of the puck 25 times as Nashville lost to Winnipeg 2-5 away from home. Jets’ Finnish defender Ville Heinola had an assist on his team’s third hit. The point was Heinola’s first of the season. Suffering from an ankle injury, Heinola returned to the NHL arena in November after a break of almost two years.

At the same time, Winnipeg ended its three-game losing streak. In addition to the loss, Nashville experienced two other setbacks in the match, when Steve Stamkos and Luke Evangelista were injured and missed the match. Evangelista still tried to go to the rink to test his fitness, but was unable to continue the game.

The Edmonton Oilers, on the other hand, were a rude host to the Boston Bruins. The Oilers beat the Bruins at home with a score of 4–0 and took their fourth consecutive victory.

The Dallas Stars came from three goals down to a 5-4 overtime victory over the New York Rangers. Finns from Dallas scored points Roope Hintz and Esa Lindell. Lindell was involved in his team’s opening hit and Hintz in the third. He scored the decisive winning goal in overtime Jamie Benn.

Arttu Hyry played his third match for the Stars. The 23-year-old forward made his NHL debut on the second day of January against Ottawa. He had time to play only two matches before the club announced sending him back to the AHL club Texas Stars to the ranks – just to invite him back the next day.