Athletistic/Hockey. A large number of talented Russian hockey players play for NHL clubs. In particular, many strong goalkeepers have gone abroad. Among them is goalkeeper Ilya Samsonov, who played for Metallurg in Russia. He currently plays in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Today, January 25, Ilya Samsonov accomplished a real feat. He managed to leave the goal intact in the NHL regular season game against the Winnipeg Jets. Samsonov made 32 saves in this match. He notably saved his team several times in duel situations. The regular time of the match ended in a 0:0 draw. In overtime, Toronto won with a score of 1:0.
Later, the results of the game day in the National Hockey League were summarized. Ilya Samsonov was recognized as the third star of the day.
North American hockey fans reacted to Toronto goaltender Ilya Samsonov’s incredible play and heroic saves. They left their comments on a foreign social network. Translation carried out by the portal Inoprosport.
@Oil_Drop:
– How can you not be delighted with this guy? I don’t know how this season will go for him, but Sammy should be on cloud nine tonight.
@PatrickJames019:
– Remember how all the Leafs fans had already written off Samsonov? So where are they now?
@Russell_28_:
“Sammy is great: he showed psychological strength when it could have been very easy to collapse.”
@kapboy59:
– In this match, Samsonov made half a dozen truly excellent saves. That’s not to say everything went well – he helped a lot. In the first period, he simply pulled the Leafs on themselves. It was a victory for the goalkeeper.
@RinkRatReport:
– What a match he played today! Several powerful saves, notably during Winnipeg’s power play in overtime. His greetings deserve a second look.
@ScrapyRedRabit:
– Samsonov is the only reason the Leafs won this game.
@mattylvur:
“The fans thought Sammy was already done, so he decided to dry out the strongest team in the Central Division and one of the best in the entire league. These are the kind of goalkeepers I respect.
@Nathanriley1995:
– Sammy shut down one of the regular season’s best teams just days after thinking his NHL career might be over.
@brucegoldie64:
“In my opinion, he played the best game of his career today for Toronto.” Those saves when they went two to zero against him were just incredible. Who else can do it, against a top opponent? Sammy went ahead and did it.
Yaroslav Piatykh, Athletistic
Source: Sport
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