The Sabers beat the Anaheim Ducks 7-3 (2-0, 2-3, 3-0) on the road, ending a four-game losing streak.
Girgenson spent a total of 14 minutes and 58 seconds on the ice, two minutes and six seconds of which he played in the minority. He also recorded two shots on goal and two blocked pucks, won two out of three shots and finished the match with a positive efficiency coefficient of +1.
In the first period, Tyson Just and Tage Thompson scored for the Sabers, giving the visitors a 2-0 lead.
On the other hand, in the opening of the second period, in the first 13 minutes, the “Ducks” sent three pucks into the goal of the Buffalo team, Kevin Shattenkirk being accurate and Cameron Fowler scoring two goals, and took the lead 3:2. In the rest of the period, thanks to accurate shots by Peyton Krebs and Casey Mittelstad, the Sabers not only tied the game, but also regained a one-goal lead.
In the final third, “Sabres” scored three more goals. First, Alex Tuck beat the opposing goaltender, followed by Girgenson’s accurate shot and Dylan Cousins’ goal as Buffalo cruised to a convincing victory.
Girgenson has scored six goals and six assists in 51 games this season.
The Buffalo team with 58 points won in 53 games is in 11th place in the Eastern Conference, while the “Ducks” are in 15th position in the Western Conference with 40 points in 55 matches.
It has already been reported that Artur Shilov made his NHL debut and saved 22 of 27 shots from the opponents, as his represented Vancouver “Canucks” lost to the New York “Rangers” 4:6 (2:3, 1:2, 1:1) at home.
