“Huge success for the swedes in Buffalo: ”Our best match” -”
“Linus Ullmarks nailed again – Dahlin acclaimed scorer”
“NEW YORK. Santa came early to the Buffalo in the night – in the form of three young swedes.”
“Rasmus Dahlin made the rookie season’s fourth goal and was the fourth fastest 18-year-old hill in NHL history to reach the 20 points, Linus Ullmark stopped 40 shots and kept a clean sheet – and Lawrence Pilut assisted to Jeff Skinner’s game-winner against the strut.”
” We made one of our best matches of the entire season, says Ullmark to Sportbladet after the 3-0 victory against Anaheim.”
“Yes, the christmas feeling has settled over western New York – and it depends on a high degree on the swedes in the local NHL team.”
“Linus Ullmark, Rasmus Dahlin and Lawrence Pilut all had a big part in the Sabres won the last match before the christmas break, against Anaheim at home in the Keybank Center, 3-0.”
“”Fun to go into christmas on the way””
“It was Ullmark a giant in the cage, stopped 40 shots and held the season’s second zero.”
“– It is of course fun to get to go into christmas on the way, but it was actually not as good as figures suggest, says the 25-year-old ångermanlänningen when we talk with him afterwards.”
“– Defensively, we made one of our best matches of the entire season. Almost all of the shots of the firing came from, they had no unnecessary, ending his streak or two-to-one situations at all. It was in the first place, therefore we won this match.”
“another reason was that the skaters made the timely goals. Swedish draftettan Rasmus Dahlin took the opportunity, for example, to sprinkle in his fourth goal of the season in exactly the right location in a powerplay in the end of the first period.”
“Thus, he reached the milestone of 20 points also. In the 37th match. Just three 18-year-old backs in NHL history has gotten there faster: Aaron Ekblad (34), Ray Bourque (30) and the Rasmus (current head coach Phil Housley (28).”
“– Yes, what sick he is, chuckles Linus Ullmark.”
“– Nah, what to say, he has grown into it here quickly and is very good. Sure, some nights it goes heavier as well, but it included the only completely natural in this process.”
“Even the team’s other Swedish back-rookie, Lawrence Pilut, contributed to the occasion against Anaheim. He was involved in the preparatory work for the Jeff Skinner-signed the 2-0 goal that was the game.”
“Colorado slept through a couple of periods against Arizona in the night and ended up in the well-deserved 1-4-a disadvantage.”
“”Proud of the guys””
“Then staged the customary rebound in the third period, during which the Swedish, the capitals signed ovechkin Gabriel Landeskog scored his 24th goal of the season, and catch up. This time, however, just to get to see the Arizona Brad Richardson respond with two goals in the end – one of them on assists from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and the other from Niklas Hjalmarsson.”
“I’m proud of the guys, they just continued despite what happened in the third,” says Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet.”
“John Klingberg is back – now also in the protocol. He assisted, together with his countryman Mattias Janmark, to the 2-1-goal Alexander Radulov in the night sat on the Minnesota when only ten seconds remained of the övertidsperioden in the Xcel Energy Center.”
“Mitch Marner was – yet again – the night in Toronto.”
“He completed a hat-trick when he put the 5-3 in the empty cage against the New York Rangers.”
“– Not much to talk about, I’m sorry that people are throwing away their caps in vain, ” he says.”
“Andreas Johnsson had a nice evening with a goal and two assists.”
“Washington went into the christmas break with a 4-0-knock away to Ottawa.”
“Nicklas Bäckström was noted for an assist.”
“Even Pittsburgh, shot their opponent, Carolina. 3-0 was the numbers.”
“Jacob Markström and the other in Vancouver Canucks were early in the morning, Swedish time, reminded of how awesome hockey can be.”
“They had a 0-0 against Winnipeg – the best team in the western conference – and at least a score more or less secured when a minute and a half remained in the Rogers Arena.”
“Then smaskade Mark Scheifele in a fuming direktskott and destroyed the evening for the whole of Vancouver.”
“Tampa Bay completed his bortaresa in the west – as well as his game, against – with a 6-3 victory away against Edmonton.”
“Steven Stamkos and Tyler Johnson scored two goals each, while Nikita Kucherov responded with a goal and four assists. Even the blue and yellow of the duo of Victor Hedman and Anton Strålman had some assists.”
“the Minnesota–Dallas 1-2 e l (0-0, 0-0, 1-1, 0-1)”
“Minnesota: Jason Zucker. Goalie: Devan Dubnyk 92,6 percent. Dallas: Jamie Benn, Alexander Radulov (John Klingberg, Mattias Janmark). Goalie: Ben Bishop up 96.8 per cent.”
“Toronto–NY Rangers 5-3 (1-0, 0-1, 4-2)”
“Toronto: Mitchell Marner 2 (Andreas Johnsson 1), Patrick Marleau, Andreas Johnsson (8), Morgan Rielly (Johnsson). Goalie: Frederik Andersen 89.3 per cent. NEW Rangers: Neal Pionk, Kevin Hayes, Chris Kreider. Goalkeeper: Alexander Georgiev 88,6 per cent.”
“Ottawa–Washington 0-4 (0-2, 0-2, 0-0)”
“Ottawa: Goalie: Mike McKenna 87,9 per cent. Washington: Brett Connolly, Matt Niskanen (Nicklas Bäckström), Jakub Vrana, Michal Kempny. Goalkeeper: Phoenix Copley 100 per cent.”
“Carolina–Pittsburgh 0-3 (0-1, 0-2, 0-0)”
“Carolina: Goalie: Curtis McElhinney 90.6%. Pittsburgh: Jake Guentzel 2, Kris Letang. Goalkeeper: Matthew Murray 100 percent.”
“Buffalo–Anaheim 3-0 (1-0, 0-0, 2-0)”
“Buffalo: Rasmus Dahlin (4), Jeff Skinner (Lawrence Pilut), Conor Sheary. Goalkeeper Linus Ullmark 100 per cent. Anaheim: Goalie: John Gibson 93,8%.”
“Arizona–Colorado 6-4 (2-1, 2-0, 2-3)”
“Arizona: Brad Richardson 2 (Oliver Ekman-Larsson 1, Niklas Hjalmarsson 1), Richard Panik, Derek Stepan, Christian Fischer, Conor Garland (Mario Kempe). Goalkeeper: Adin Hill 85.7%. Colorado: Alexander Kerfoot 2, Gabriel Landeskog (24), Nathan MacKinnon. Goalies: Pavel Francouz 95.5 per cent, Philipp Grubauer 75.0 per cent.”
“Vegas–Montreal 3-4 e l (1-1, 2-1, 0-1, 0-1)”
“Vegas: Brandon Pirri 2 (William Karlsson 1), Jonathan Marchessault (Karlsson). Goalkeeper: Marc-Andre Fleury 91,5 per cent. Montreal: Phillip Danault 3, Paul Byron. Goalie: Carey Price 88,5 per cent.”
“San Jose–Los Angeles 2-3 e l (0-1, 0-0, 2-1, 0-1)”
“San Jose: Lukas Radil (Erik Karlsson), Joe Pavelski (Karlsson). Goalie: Martin Jones 90.3%. Los Angeles: Ilya Kovaltjuk 2, Alex Iafallo. Goalie: Jonathan Quick 93,5 per cent.”
“the Calgary–St. Louis 1-3 (1-2, 0-0, 0-1)”
“Calgary: Matthew Tkachuk (Elias Lindholm). Goalie: Mike Smith 88.9%. St. Louis: David Perron, Tyler Bozak, Oskar Sundqvist (6). Goalie: Jake Allen 96.6 per cent.”
“Detroit–Florida 1-2 (0-2, 1-0, 0-0)”
“Detroit: Mike Hoffman, Yevgeny Dadonov. Goalie: Jimmy Howard 91,3 per cent. Florida: Thomas Vanek. Goalie: Roberto Luongo 97.1 per cent.”
“Philadelphia–Columbus 3-4 (1-1, 1-3, 1-0)”
“Philadelphia: Sean Couturier, Phil Varone, James van Riemsdyk. Goalkeeper Carter Hart 78,9 per cent. Columbus: Cam Atkinson 2, Zach Werenski, Artemi Panarin. Goalkeeper: Sergej Bobrovskij 91,9%.”
“Boston–Nashville 5-2 (1-0, 0-1, 4-1)”
“Boston: Patrice Bergeron 2, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Sean Kuraly. Goalkeeper: Jaroslav Halak 93.3 percent. Nashville: Ryan Johansen, Kyle Turris. Goalie: Pekka Rinne 87,1 per cent.”
