Roman Josi is all alone on his planet at the moment. After a 4-point game at the start of the week, three assists in Nashville’s victory over Pittsburgh two days ago, the Bernese defender delivered another three-point performance and more on Thursday, with three additional assists. But this time, the Predators lost to Philadelphia (5-4).
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Author of 19 points in his last 8 matches, Roman Josi (31) continues to write the history of his franchise. The captain now holds the record for assists (55) of the “Preds” over a season. With 72 points in 59 games, only six defensemen – Paul Coffey, Bobby Orr, Dennis Potvin, Brian Leetch, Phil Housley and Al MacInnis – have reached the 70-point mark in fewer games than him.
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Among the other games of the night, Pius Suter (18 minutes on ice, +1 record) was the only scorer in Detroit’s victory against Vancouver (1-0). The other Swiss hockey players competing on Thursday lost: Dean Kukan (-1) with Columbus against Washington (2-7), Nino Niederreiter (+1) with Carolina against Toronto (2-3) and Timo Meier (-2) with the San Jose Sharks ahead of the LA Kings (0-3).
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