“Thank God we had him”
Seider’s brilliant performance saves Detroit’s cucumber game
01/11/2023 09:27 am
National player Moritz Seider leads the Detroit Red Wings to victory in the NHL with a brilliant performance. In the wild game against the Winnipeg Jets, the 21-year-old defender contributed four assists. So far this season, Seider has had 15 assists and two goals.
German national ice hockey player Moritz Seider has scored four goals in a game for the first time in his NHL career. When his Detroit Red Wings defeated the Winnipeg Jets 7-5 (3-1, 2-2, 2-2), the 21-year-old defender was named Player of the Game after his gala performance. “Thank God we had him tonight,” said Detroit head coach Derek Lalonde after the game, which he was overall dissatisfied with. “That was maybe our worst performance of the year.”
Seider, who also shone with four blocked shots, said about his development in the best ice hockey league in the world: “I think I’m going to play a lot more defensively this year. I’m getting better and I’m finding the right times to attack myself to turn on.” With two goals and 15 assists in 39 games this season, Seider is below the statistical figures from last year, when he was the first German to be named the NHL’s best rookie. In the Atlantic Division, the Red Wings are still ten points behind a direct playoff spot, despite their first win after three losses.
The evening was also successful for the other two Germans playing in the NHL. National goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer won with the Seattle Kraken 4: 3 at the Buffalo Sabers, where John-Jason Peterka was not used. For Grubauer it was the first game of the new year and the first win since mid-December. He saved 32 shots on goal. Nico Sturm scored his tenth goal of the season as his San Jose Sharks beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-2.