Ice hockey talent Lukas Reichel scored his first point in his tenth NHL appearance for the Chicago Blackhawks, but was unable to avoid another setback for the disappointing traditional team.
In the 3-4 away defeat by the Nashville Predators, the 19-year-old forward prepared the goal to make it 2-1, but in the end it was the Hawks’ ninth loss in the past ten games.
Chicago, which no longer has a chance of participating in the playoffs, called Nuremberg into the NHL squad again at the beginning of April after strong performances in the Rockford IceHogs farm team. Now he is the second family member with a point in the elite league.
Although Reichel’s father Martin was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in 1992, he never played in the top league in the world. Uncle Robert, a Czech by birth like Martin Reichel, scored 630 points (252 goals, 378 assists) in 830 games for Calgary, the New York Islanders, Phoenix and Toronto.
Young star Moritz Seider, who lost 4-0 to the New York Rangers with the Detroit Red Wings, also had nothing to gain. The team from Motor City, where former national goalkeeper Thomas Greiss scored, is already out of the playoff race.