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Merzlikin repels 27 shots and contributes to the victory of the ‘Blue Jackets’

Latvian goalkeeper Elvis Merzļikins Saturday boosted by Columbus’Blue Jackets“victory in the National Hockey League (NHL) in a regular championship game.

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The Blue Jackets beat the Dallas Stars at home in a 4: 3 (1: 1, 2: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0) overtime.

In the first period, Max Domi and Andrew Coliano exchanged home scores and guests. In the eighth minute of the second third, Andrejs Sekera scored 2: 1 in favor of the Stars, but in the second half of the period, Kem Atkinson and Nick Foligno scored in the second minute, taking the reins.

In the third quarter, after five minutes, Deniss Gurjanov equalized the result and no more goals were scored in the regular time, so the fight continued in the extra time. With five seconds left for the hockey players to play, Zek Verensky scored the winning goal for the Blue Jackets team.

Jack Roslovic was the winner with three results.

Merzlikkin fought off 27 of 30 opponents. He has conceded an average of 3.02 discs in 11 matches this season and repelled 90.8% of the throws.

On Sunday at 23:00 Latvian time, the two teams will play a second game, in which Jonass Korpisalo will most likely protect the goal.

In the Central Division, the Blue Jackets are fifth with 28 points in 29 games and the Stars are seventh with 22 points in 23 matches.

The attacker, meanwhile, did not play due to injury Rūdolfs Balcersrepresented in San Jose “Sharks“Anaheim won by a guest with 3: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0)”Ducks“.

In the Sharks team, Evander Keins stood out for the third game in a row, as did Kevin Labanks and Dylan Grembel. Martin Jones scored the “honorary goal” for the homeowners.

Balcers, who has missed two matches in a row, has scored two goals in 13 games this season and scored five times.

With 25 points in 25 games in the Western Division, the Sharks are seventh, ahead of the Ducks with 22 points in 29 matches.

San Jose unit outing continues with two games against Vegas’Golden Knights“.

Usually in the NHL regular season, the teams each play 82 matches, but this season until May 8, the teams will each play 56 duels.

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