• Zemgus Girgensons in the victory over “Capitals” (6:2) spent 14 minutes and 22 seconds on the ice. Girgenson spent 2 minutes and 11 seconds on the ice in the minority. The Latvian scored a goal with his eighth accurate shot this season. In total, Girgenson has two shots on goal, two power plays, four shots won (4/14) and a positive utility rate (+1).
• This season, Girgensons participated in 58 games, during which he scored eight goals and provided five assists (8+5). In the past season, the Latvian had 10+8 in 80 matches, but one season before he also accumulated 10+8 in 56 games.
• Three goals were scored in the first period. The Capitals opened the scoring in the third minute, but Girgenson’s goal followed. The Latvian perfectly corrected defender Rasmus Dalin’s shot in front of the goal, making it 1:1. After less than two minutes, Jonotans Peterka realized the majority, putting “Sabres” in the lead (3:1).
• Peterka scored his second goal of the game in the 11th minute of the second period, achieving a two-goal advantage, but Dylan Strom managed to realize the majority and one goal back (3:2). It was Peterka’s seventh goal in the last six games.
• Only the hosts scored in the final 20 minutes. “Sabres” scored three goals in less than three minutes. Dalin realized the majority (4:2), Tage Thompson was accurate in front of the goal a little later after an excellent pass, but Alex Tuck added a bold point to the game, who received a pass from Thompson and made it 6:2 in quite a similar style.
• Thompson had three RBIs in one period for the fourth time in his career. Since 2018/19 of the season, no “Sabres” hockey player has managed to score more such games. Dahlin reached three points in a game for the ninth time in his career. He is the sixth best Sabers defenseman of all time in this metric.
“Sabres” have won 77 points in 76 games. It ranks sixth in the Atlantic Division and 11th in the Eastern Conference. The Sabers have six more games left until the end of the season.
Latvians in the NHL
| Attacker | Club | S | V+P | Points | Throws | +/- | Memorandum of Understanding | In the majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zemgus Girgensons | Sabres | 58 | 8+5 | 13 | 71 (10%) | +2 | 21 | 0+0 |
| Teodor Blüger | Canucks | 60 | 5+21 | 26 | 87 (5.75%) | +8 | 27 | 0+0 |
| Defender | Club | S | V+P | Points | Throws | +/- | Memorandum of Understanding | In the majority |
| Uvis Balinskis | Panthers | 22 | 1+2 | 3 | 19 (5.6%) | 0 | 6 | 0+0 |
| Goalkeeper | Club | S | TO | % | Throws | Pucks | Minutes | Dry |
| Elvis Merzlikin | Blue Jackets | 41 | 13-17-8 | 89.7% | 1136/1266 | 3.45 | 2259 | 1 |
| Arthur Shilov | Canucks | 1 | 1-0-0 | 90.9% | 20/22 | 2.00 a.m | 60 | 0 |
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