The 28-year-old Blüger during the 13 and a half minutes spent on the ice (including 1:42 minutes in the numerical minority) shot four times on the goal guarded by Ilyas Sorokin, was superior in 56% of the shots, blocked the opponent’s shot and earned a +1 efficiency coefficient.
In the game in which for penguins had many chances to earn points, the Pittsburghers came up empty in the end. “Penguins” twice gained a two-goal lead (3:1 and 4:2) in the second period, losing the lead until the sixth minute of the final period (4:4). The end of regular time (58th minute) was decisive, when the 38-year-old American forward Zach scored the winning goal for the Islanders in Paris.
Salinieku in the ranks, the team captain earned two goals and an assist Anders Lee and assistant captain Brock Nelson.
The Swede scored twice for the “Penguins”. Ricard Raquelas well as being accurate at times Jason Zucker and club star Sidney Crosbywho also has an assist.
In the overall standings of the Eastern Conference, the “Penguins” retained the seventh place with 63 points in 54 games, but the closest followers are “breathing on the back of their necks”: the “Islanders” are eighth with 63 points earned in 58 games, the ninth place is occupied by the Washington “Capitals” (62 points in 57 games). while the Florida “Capitals” are in tenth place with 62 points in 58 games.
The next Pittsburgh Penguins games are in February
| The date | Time | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 19.02. | 0.30 | New Jersey Devils (at home) |
| 21.02. | 2.00 | New York Islanders (at home) |
| 24.02. | 2.00 | Edmonton Oilers (home) |
| 25.02. | 22.30 | St. Louis Blues (away) |
| 27.02. | 1.00 | Tampa Bay Lightning (at home) |
Latvians in the NHL
| Attacker | Club | Games | V+P | Points | Throws | +/- | SM | In the majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zemgus Girgensons | Sabres | 51 | 6+6 | 12 | 61 | -2 | 10 | 0+0 |
| Teodor Blüger | Penguins | 39 | 1+7 | 8 | 52 | -6 | 16 | 0+0 |
| Rudolph Balzer | Lightning | 17 | 3+2 | 5 | 24 | -1 | 4 | 0+0 |
| Goalkeeper | Club | S | U-Z | % | Throws | Pucks | Min. | Dry |
| Elvis Merzlikin | Blue Jackets | 23 (20) | 6-15-0 | 87.3% | 603/691 | 4.28 | 1234 | 0 |
| Arthur Shilov | Canucks | 1 (1) | 0-1-0 | 81.5% | 22/27 | 5.00 | 59 | 0 |
Used sources:
https://www.nhl.com/
