Tom Kühnhackl has returned to the NHL with champion Pittsburgh Penguins. After three defeats in a row, the team around the German international won in their own hall 5:2 against Tampa Bay Lightning. The Canadian superstar Sidney Crosby scored two goals and an assistant, while Phil Kessel scored twice for the Stanley Cup winner.
Striker Tobias Rieder lost the Arizona Coyotes 2:4 to the Vegas Golden Knights, defender Korbinian Holzer lost 1:4 with his Anaheim Ducks after penalty shooting at the Los Angeles Kings. The German NHL pros were all without a score point on Saturday.
On Friday Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers celebrated their 15th birthday. Defeat at the 23rd. I won the season’s game. The Canadians lost 1-3 in the Buffalo Sabres and remained victorious for the fourth time in five matches. Draisaitl couldn’t score a goal or assist.
Dennis Seidenberg and goalkeeper Thomas Greiss won the New York Islanders 5-4 after extra time against the Philadelphia Flyers, but on Saturday neither of them played in the game with the Ottawa Senators (2:1).
Goalie Philipp Grubauer celebrated a 3-1 defeat of Tampa Bay with the Washington Capitals, and one day later, Braden Holtby was again given preference over Braden Holtby in the game at the Toronto Maple Leafs (4-2).