Status: 07.01.2022 7:56 a.m.
The German national ice hockey player Nico Sturm contributed with a goal to the victory of Minnesota Wild in the North American professional league NHL.
Nico Sturm (M) celebrates a goal for the Minnesota Wild with teammates.
Image: Ringo HW Chiu / FR170512 AP / dpa
The 26-year-old storm scored on Thursday evening (January 6th, 2022 / local time) once morest the Boston Bruins in the first third, outnumbering the game to 2-1 when he deflected a shot from Jonas Brodin. It was his sixth goal of the season.
In the middle third, Minnesota had to cope with the failure of top scorer Kirill Kaprisow, preseason rookie of the year, who was injured following a hard check from Boston’s Trent Frederic. Goalkeeper Kaapo Kahkonen saved the 3-2 victory of Wild, who had previously suffered five defeats in a row, with 36 saves.
The Red Wings game is canceled
The game of the Detroit Red Wings, team of the Germans Moritz Seider and Thomas Greiss, at the Anaheim Ducks, which was also scheduled for Thursday, was postponed to Sunday at short notice. It was the 99th game in this NHL season that might not be played as planned. The Ducks are currently affected by a corona outbreak.
Penguins win tenth game in a row
Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Penguins are currently the hottest team in the league. The 6-2 win at the Philadelphia Flyers was the tenth win in a row for the team around superstar Sidney Crosby.
Those: sportschau.de