Canadian forward “Toronto” Mitchell Marner praised the Russian goalkeeper Ilya Samsonova for a match in a regular season game NHL With “Rangers” noting that his actions helped the team win.
Toronto defeated the Rangers in a shootout with a score of 4:3. Samsonov stopped 32 of 35 shots, including 5 in overtime. The goal of the New York team was defended by another Russian goalkeeper, Igor Shesterkin.
– It was incredible. The match could have had a completely different outcome if Sammy hadn’t made a few important saves. Today he was wonderful again. It was nice to hear the crowd give him some love,” Marner told the NHL website.
Samsonov also commented on the victory against Rangers.
– First of all, I like these two points. We played together and fought hard. It was an interesting match for the fans, for everyone. It’s good to get two points in a shootout, probably for the first time in my career. It’s especially nice to beat the Rangers in a shootout because these guys handle them very well. So it was a good day for me,” Samsonov said.
Toronto is fourth in the Eastern Conference standings with 78 points, the Rangers (84) are second in the East.
Source : MatchTV
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