Devils are still losing: great individual action gives Meier his 14th goal of the season

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The coaching change at the New Jersey Devils has not yet had the desired effect. In the first game after the divorce of Lindy Ruff, the team around Wallis captain Nico Hischier had to admit a 3:5 defeat at home to the Florida Panthers.

Timo Meier made it 2-2 shortly after the break with an excellent individual performance. The Appenzeller forward holds his own against two opposing defenders, puts the puck in front of him with his skate and scores with one hand with the back of his stick to equalize.

Despite Meier’s 14th goal of the season, New Jersey lost for the third straight time. With a goal, Akira Schmid gets the confidence of new head coach Travis Green. The Emmentaler parried 26 of the 30 shots on target.

Kurashev wins Swiss duel

In the match between two Swiss players, Philipp Kurashev and the Chicago Blackhawks won 5-2 against Janis Moser’s Arizona Coyotes. Kurashev scored in the 39th minute with a powerful direct shot to make it 4-2. It is the eleventh goal of the season for the Swiss striker and the Blackhawks’ first win after seven consecutive defeats.

Nino Niederreiter was celebrated as the third Swiss goalscorer on Wednesday evening. The Winnipeg Jets Grisons forward completed a quick counter-attack from the hosts in the 42nd minute of the home game against the Seattle Kraken, putting them ahead 3-2. However, 25 seconds after Niederreiter’s 18th goal of the season, Seattle tied the game again and ultimately emerged victorious 4–3.

Nashville’s winning streak broke

For the umpteenth time, Nashville’s captain Roman Josi, who has scored at least one goal or one assist in five straight games, remains without a goal-scoring point. The Bern defender had to admit defeat at home after extra time with the Predators against the Montreal Canadiens 3:4. For Nashville it is the first defeat after eight wins. Josi has a balance of minus two. (SDA)

Source : Blick