Photo: Pittsburgh Penguins
Latvian striker Teodors Blugers’ Pittsburgh “Penguins” were successful in the National Hockey League (NHL) match on Thursday. Outside, the Penguins defeated Lightning in Tampa with a score of 5: 1 (2: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0), ending the home team’s five wins.
Denton Heinen and Sydney Crosby made it 2-0 in the first third. At the beginning of the second period, the deficit was reduced by Pierre-Eduar Belmar, but Britt McGin restored the two-goal lead (3: 1). Meanwhile, Eugene Malkin and Jake Gencel scored in the final third.
In the ranks of the “Penguins”, Blugers has not yet returned to the field after jaw surgery, but he is already training with the team. The last time a Latvian hockey player went to the court was on January 23. The Penguins, with 76 points in 56 games, rank fourth in the Eastern Conference tournament table, while Lightning is one position higher in 53 matches.
The Pittsburgh unit will play the next game on Friday, meeting with Carolina’s Hurricanes.
