In the fourth attempt, the Seattle Kraken around national goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer won an NHL game at Madison Square Garden for the first time.
The ice hockey team from Washington State won 7-5 over the New York Rangers, with Grubauer stopping 32 shots.
The Rosenheimer had to step in at short notice for Joey Daccord, who was ill, and an emergency goalkeeper took a seat on the bench: Michael Matyas used to play at college, and today the 33-year-old works in the financial sector. The club reached him by phone while he was shopping in Manhattan and hired him for the game.
Grubauer receives a hit in the head
Matyas almost had to go onto the ice. Grubauer was badly hit in the head after just eight minutes, but was able to continue.
Seattle trailed 3-1 in New York and then scored five goals in a row. The Rangers came back up to 5:6, and Yanni Gourde (59′) finally made the decision with a shot into the empty goal.