The “Canucks” defeated the Florida “Panthers” team, in which the Latvian defenseman Uvis Balinskis plays, in overtime with the score 3:2 (1:1, 1:1, 0:0, 1:0).
Blüger played 12 minutes and 38 seconds, during which he scored once, earned five penalty minutes, had one shot on goal, used three power plays, won five of 11 shots and had a positive efficiency coefficient of +1.
Meanwhile, Balinskis, who was back on the field in the forward position, played three minutes and 53 seconds, earned five penalty minutes, used one power play and recorded a negative efficiency coefficient of -1.
Both Latvian hockey players got involved in a fight in the middle of the second third, earning a five-minute suspension each.
Blüger skated over the opponent’s goal and put the Canucks in the lead after less than 12 minutes played, but ten seconds later, the Florida hockey players tied the score, Jesper Boqvist scoring.
Quinn Hughes regained a one-goal lead for the Canucks early in the second period, but Anton Lundell scored on a power play to tie the game with a minute left in the third. In overtime, Jonathan Tanner Miller brought the victory to the Vancouver team.
With Shilov remaining on the bench, Kevin Lankinen saved 26 shots in the “Canucks” goal, while Sergej Bobrovskis managed 30 shots on the other side of the field.
With four points in four games, the “Canucks” are in 12th place in the Western Conference, while the “Panthers” are in third place in the Eastern Conference with seven points in six games.
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