But one moment in particular, his first-career interception, has an extra layer of significance. His first takeaway stands out not just in his football career, but in his journey as a father.
Mikael Granlund scored 1:49 into overtime to give Finland a 4-3 win over Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday in Montreal. Anton Lundell, Mikko Rantanen and Aleksander Barkov also scored ...
Eriksson Ek roofed the puck into the net after settled a cross-crease pass from Jesper Bratt around the midpoint of the third period. It tied the game and forced overtime. He came into the contest ...
Goals by Dahlin and Karlsson gave Sweden a 3-2 lead earlier in the period. Dahlin put in a cross-crease pass from Joel Eriksson-Ek 5:06 into the middle period and Karlsson scored from the right ...
That was before turning toward MacKinnon. MacKinnon stood uncovered across the crease and sent the puck past a sprawling Gustavsson into the net, bringing the Canadian fans in Montreal to their feet.
Later in the period the line created more havoc for the Fleet as Turnbull sent a saucer pass cross crease to Compher for a one timer that Arein Frankel denied. “Obviously it’s nice to have ...
His first assist was a blind backhand spin-a-rama that went cross-crease from the corner to Nathan MacKinnon early in the first frame. The second was a brilliant setup for Mark Stone, and the ...
The Toronto Sceptres picked up a point in their sixth straight game, with line shuffles, physical play, and a renewed penalty kill to thank. The Toronto Sceptres extended their point streak to six ...