“Sabres” overcame a two-goal deficit and won with 4:3 (0:0, 1:2, 3:1), but the Latvian did not score any points, although he used seven power plays.
Girgenson was on the ice for 12 minutes and 26 seconds, of which he played in the minority for a minute and 12 seconds. The Latvian hockey player made one shot on goal, blocked one shot by the home team, lost two shots and had a negative efficiency coefficient of -2.
At the beginning of the second period, Auston Matthews and Kalle Jarnkrok made it 2-0 for the Maple Leafs, but Jack Quinn recovered one goal for the guests before the end of the period. In this third period, “Sabres” had a 17-3 advantage in shots on goal.
On the other hand, in the third period, Alex Tak twice and Dylan Cozens were on target for “Sabres”, reaching 4:2, to which the hosts were able to respond with William Nylander’s goal in the 59th minute of the match, reducing the score difference to 3:4.
The Sabers moved up to tenth place in the Eastern Conference with 71 points in 66 games, while the Maple Leafs are fourth with 88 points.
The Buffalo team will play their next game on Wednesday against their direct rivals in the fight for entry into the Stanley Cup, the Washington “Capitals”, who also have 71 points on their account, but one more game played and the 11th position in the conference.
