Patrik Laine got a hard hit in the middle area. He lay frozen for a while, but was able to get up.
Columbus Blue Jackets took their second win of the season early Saturday morning Finnish time, when they defeated Calgary Flames 3–1.
For Columbus fans, sweat cranberries in the last seconds of the game were given by Calgary Rasmus Anderssonwho tackled the puck shooter towards an empty goal Patrik Laineta in the middle area.
Laine was left lying on the ice for a while, but he was able to get up on his own two feet. Andersson received a five-minute penalty for the elbow tackle and a 10-minute game penalty for the situation.
Columbus head coach With Pascal Vincent had a clear view of the situation.
– I see that the blow hits the head and his (Andersson’s) feet come off the ice. I think it’s against the rules. So we let the NHL handle the tackle, Vincent commented to the reporter Jeff Svobodan by.
Laine remained scoreless in the match. Also familiar from the SM league Justin Danforth scored the winning goal for Columbus, which he also started Sean Kurelyn a hit. Also Zach Werenski scored 1+1, although he shot his goal into an empty net.
Hughes in high spirits
In the second NHL game of the evening, the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Islanders in overtime with a score of 5-4.
It became the decider of the match in overtime Jack Hughes, who scored 2+2 wild points in the match. Also his brother Luke succeeded in finishing with superiority.
The Devils’ superiority was devastating, because they hit all of the special situations they hit during the actual game time. Along with Jack Hughes, they shined as the most efficient of the match Jesper Bratt (0+3) and the Islanders Bo Horvat (2+0) and Brock Nelson (2+0).
NHL:
Columbus – Calgary 3–1 (0-0, 1-0, 2-1)
New York Islanders – New Jersey Devils 4–5 and (1-1, 2-2, 1-1, 0-1)