German national ice hockey player Moritz Seider has scored his first goal of the season in the NHL. In the 7:4 (1:2, 2:0, 4:2) away win of his Detroit Red Wings against Nico Sturm’s San Jose Sharks, Seider took the lead 5:4 in the final third.
In the five minutes that followed, the visitors struck twice more to decide the game and claim their eighth win of the season after four games without a win.
For the Sharks, however, it was the tenth defeat after three successes in a row. In his 13 minutes on the ice, Sturm remained without a goal.
Thomas Greiss played an important role in his St. Louis Blues’ 5-4 (3-0, 1-2, 0-2) home win after a penalty shoot-out against the Washington Capitols. The German goalkeeper parried 47 of the 51 shots on his goal, and Greiss saved five more shots in a penalty shoot-out.
In the third period, Greiss had to reach behind him twice after the Blues had led 3-0 after the first period of play. After eight losses in a row, St. Louis has now come off the ice as winners in the past five games.
The New Jersey Devils are currently on an even more impressive streak: After a 3-2 (1-1, 1-0, 0-1) away win after overtime at the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Devils are unbeaten in eleven games. Yahor Sharanhovich scored New Jersey’s winner after 57 seconds of overtime.