VIDEO ⟩ Blüger celebrates the victory together with the Vancouver “Canucks” team

In another match, the defender Uvis Balinskis, continuing to play as a striker, together with the winner of the Stanley Cup Florida “Panthers” came back from 0:3 and defeated the New York “Islanders” 6:3 (1:3, 2:0, 3:0). .

Matthew Tkeczak scored two goals and one assist for the winners.

In this match, Balinski used one power play, one steal, lost the only shot and accumulated a positive efficiency coefficient of +2 in ten minutes and 18 seconds.

The “Panthers” are the vice-leader of the Eastern Conference with 13 points in ten games, currently losing only to the New York “Rangers”. “Islanders” are in 12th place with eight points in eight games.

Tampa Bay Lightning, represented by striker Zemgus Girgensons, also celebrated the victory, which was “dry”, and beat the Washington “Capitals” at home with the result 3:0 (0:0, 1:0, 2:0).

Andrejs Vasilevskis managed 32 opponents’ shots in the home goal. Goals were scored by Mitchell Chaffee, Brayden Point and Conor Geeky.

Girgenson, spending ten minutes and seven seconds on the ice, scored once and had a neutral efficiency ratio.

“Lightning” is sixth in the Eastern Conference with ten points in eight games, just ahead of Girgenson’s previously represented Buffalo “Sabres”. “Capitals” are a notch higher, having scored ten points in seven matches.

Just like in the game in Vancouver, Elvis Merzlikin remained on the reserve in the match in Nashville, whose represented Columbus “Blue Jackets” lost 3:4 (0:0, 2:1, 1:2, 0:1) in extra time to the local “Predators” team.

Jonathan Marchessault scored the winning goal. “Blue Jackets” goalkeeper Daniil Tarasov saved 29 of 33 shots.

With seven points in seven games, the “Blue Jackets” are in 13th place in the Eastern Conference. “Predators” six points in eight matches gives them the 14th position in the Western Conference.