The great Shilov makes his Stanley Cup debut, the Canucks pull off a miracle and celebrate their third win

Artūrs Shilovs and Teodors Blūgers | Photo: Vancouver Canucks

Latvian goalkeeper Arthur Shilov made his debut in the Stanley Cup of the National Hockey League (NHL) on Sunday and came away with a dramatic victory in overtime. Shilova and the striker Teodora Blüger The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Nashville Predators 4-3 (1-1, 0-1, 2-1, 1-0) in overtime in the fourth game of the first round of the Stanley Cup. -1.

“Canucks” were still trailing 1:3 in the 58th minute of the game, however, after replacing Shilov with the sixth field player, they were able to fight back – Brock Besser, who scored the team’s first goal, two minutes and 47 seconds before the end of the regular time, made it 2:3, but 6 ,2 seconds before the final whistle, he scored a hat trick and provided the team with extra time.

In overtime, the visitors needed only 62 seconds to win a dramatic victory – Elias Lindholms scored with an accurate shot from the front of the goal.

In his NHL playoff debut, Shilov saved 27 of 30 shots on goal for the Canucks, while Blüger was on the court for 11 minutes and 39 seconds, 27 seconds of which he played in the minority. The forward has two power plays, one blocked shot, two penalty minutes for both fouls, three turnovers and a neutral efficiency.

Jonathan Tanner Miller had three assists for the Canucks. Marks Jankovskis, Gustav Nykvist and Philip Foshberj beat Shilov with accurate shots in the “Predator” ranks. Jūse Saross managed 16 of 20 shots in the home goal. “Predators” currently have Gustavs Dāvis Grigals as their third goalkeeper.

The fourth game of the series will be held in Vancouver on April 30, and if necessary, the series will continue on May 3 in Nashville and on May 5 in Vancouver. In the next round, the best team of Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings will face the winners of this duel.

In the previous season, the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 in the final series, and Theodore Blüger became the winner of the Stanley Cup as part of the Vegas team.

NHL Playoffs

West

Dallas Stars – Vegas Golden Knights 1-2
Vancouver Canucks – Nashville Predators 3-1
Edmonton Oilers – Los Angeles Kings 3-1
Winnipeg Jets – Colorado Avalanche 1-3

East

New York Rangers – Washington Capitals 4-0
Florida Panthers – Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1
Boston Bruins – Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1
Carolina Hurricanes – New York Islanders 3-1