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When the New York Islanders get into trouble, they have an ace up their sleeve.
His name is Simon Holmström and against Anaheim he became a great match hero when he scored again when he was outnumbered.
It is Simon Holmström fourth shorthanded goal this NHL season. With that, he tops the statistics in the North American Hockey League.
The Swede’s decisive 4-3 goal came with just 1.33 left to play and in a situation where the New York Islanders had just found themselves in an obviously precarious position since the back Robert Bortuzzo been sent off for tripping.
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But instead of being pushed back, the Islanders managed to force a pending ejection on Anaheim, and instead of waiting it out, the home team went on the attack right away. Jean-Gabriel Pageau handed the puck to Simon Holmström who cheekily cut in from the left drawing circle and shot the puck over the goalie John Gibson’s right shoulder.
The goal – which means that the Islanders have now won six of the last seven games – was Holmström’s eighth of the season.
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