The bison king beat the opening paces for victory.
Jesse Puljujarvi celebrated his goal with Chad Ruhwedel and Emil Bemström. Charles LeClaire
Jesse Puljujärvi25, opened his scoring account in the ninth game since his return to the NHL.
Puljujärvi finished the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 1–0 goal after receiving the goal From Ryan Graves a tasty pass to good plots. Columbus Guard by Jet Greeves overtaking was done with a quick lift.
The Finn, who was named the Bison King in Edmonton, hit the NHL for the last time on February 11 last year. During the spring season, Puljujärvi was scoreless in the Carolina Hurricanes.
Puljujärvi, who collected a +2 power rating in Pittsburgh’s 5–3 win, got ten minutes of playing time. Teammates Joona Koppanen and Valtteri Puustinen didn’t get to the points.
Pittsburgh’s situation is still tough in the playoff battle, as Tampa Bay, which controls the last wild card spot in the East, has a total of eight more points.
Florida is rolling
Among the Finns, Florida also scored a goal in the night round Eetu Luostarinenwho shot his team to a 3–2 lead in the second set.
From Dimitri Kulikov Luostarinen, who received a vertical pass, created space for himself and accurately sent the puck into the top corner past the Devils’ goalkeeper By Akira Schmid.
The Panthers, who lead the Eastern Conference, are going strong, as the victory was the sixth in a row. The team has won nine of the last ten matches.
Panthers captain Alexander Barkov and Anton Lundell missed out on points this time. The team’s most effective player was the three assist point fader Matthew Tkatchuk.