Russian goalkeeperToronto » Ilya Samsonov admitted the team dedicated the win in the NHL regular season game with Washington to the forward John Tavares who played his 1,000th game in the league.
The game ended with a score of 5:1 (0:1, 4:0, 1:0) in favor of the Maple Leafs. Tavares provided two assists and was voted the game’s first star. Samsonov stopped 23 shots and became the third star. In 2019-2022, the Russian goalkeeper defended the colors of Washington.
Today we played for Johnny. A thousand games, it’s incredible… It’s incredible. We are so happy for him and it was a great win against my old team. I am satisfied, — quotes the words of Samsonov official website of the NHL.
Tavares has been with Toronto since 2018. The 32-year-old forward has 51 points (21 goals + 30 assists) in 51 games this season.
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