One day after his gala performance against the Calgary Flames, German national ice hockey player Tim Stützle shone again in the NHL.
On Wednesday night (February 15, 2023), the 21-year-old striker was on the 3: 2 (0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1) away win of his Ottawa Senators after a penalty shoot-out against the New York Islanders with one goal and a submission involved.
Compensation achieved, lead placed, penalty converted
Stützle scored at the end of the second period to equalize 1:1 and prepared the 2:1 lead at the beginning of the third round. This means that Stützle has 24 goals after 49 season appearances. And the native of Viersen was also successful in penalty shooting. Despite their 26th win of the season, the Senators are nowhere near a playoff spot.
Defeats for Grubauer and Sturm
German goalie Philipp Grubauer also went into a penalty shootout with the Seattle Kraken, but Grubauer lost out to the Winnipeg Jets there. The 2: 3 (0: 0, 2: 1, 0: 1) was Seattle’s fourth defeat in the past five games. However, with third place in the Pacific Division, Seattle still ranks in a playoff rank.
Nico Sturm lost with the San Jose Sharks away to the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-3 (0-1, 0-1, 1-1). The Sharks remain in the table basement of the Western Conference.