Simon Holmström, 21, tested his luck on the other side of the Atlantic already in the 2019-2020 season.
In the first seasons, he only got playing time in the AHL club Bridgeport Sound Tigers, but this season, the small islander has been given the chance in the NHL.
During the night, he took the opportunity to become a big hero for his New York Islanders.
With the score 1-1 in the meeting against the Winnipeg Jets, Bo Horvat worked the puck to the Swede, who scored the decisive goal in the middle of the third period.
- Absolutely incredible, fantastic to decide.
It was an incredibly important victory for us, he says after the match and continues:
- We worked hard in our chain and I got a good pass from Bo, then I just tried to score the goal.
We all just have to keep working, it's an important time ahead.
The goal was his fourth ever in the NHL.
With the victory, the New York Islanders are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference.