2024-04-30 07:34:15
It has already been announced that the Vancouver “Canucks” team represented by Shilov and forward overtime-victory/” title=”Shilov makes his Stanley Cup debut with an overtime victory /”>Teodor Blüger defeated the Nashville “Predators” in the fourth game of the first round of the Stanley Cup with 4:3 (1:1, 0:1, 2:1, 1:0) in overtime. , taking a 3-1 lead in the four-game winning streak.
In his NHL playoff debut, Shilov saved 27 of 30 shots on goal for the Canucks.
“Before extra time, I was only thinking about the fact that I have to catch pucks and give the team a chance. We have to wait for one of our players to shoot,” the Latvian goalkeeper told reporters after the game. “I wasn’t nervous at the beginning of the match either, I just did my job.”
“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 guests needed only 62 seconds to win a dramatic victory – Elias Lindholms scored with an accurate shot from in front of the goal.
“A great victory of character, we scored two goals at the end of the match with a changed goalkeeper. After two victories, the guests have great feelings,” described Shilovs of the match and away game, noting that similar feelings were felt at the previous world championship in Riga. “It doesn’t matter if the crowd is booing you or cheering for your team, it’s always nice to play in that atmosphere.”
This season, the Latvian goalkeeper played in four matches for the Canucks in the regular season, won three games, saved 88.1% of shots and averaged 2.47 goals per game. In the Stanley Cup, he is now 90% shooting and averaging 3.05 goals against.
The fifth game of the series will take place on April 30 in Vancouver, 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.
2024-04-30 07:34:15