Chicago came to Columbus to take their fourth victory in the last five games. And thanks to a great playing Robin Lehner in the goal, the Illinois team finally got two points.

But it worked hard. The home team started strongly and went away from the guests for periods. At the back Robin Lehner had a sweaty night and couldn't stop Columbus from going up a two-goal lead in the first period.

But in others, the Swede held tight.

- Columbus played really well today. They went out hard. That we could fight our way through the second period and keep the numbers down was great. Before the third, we just said that we would continue in the same way, says Lehner according to nhl.com.

"Really nice"

The peppers in the dressing room obviously helped. In the third period, Chicago was the most offensive team, and received a reduction, signed Dylan Strome. The goal caught the steam even more with the guests, and when Columbus Seth Jones went out to send up the puck at the stand, Erik Gustafsson stepped forward.

The Swedish hill had been a cliff in the defense, and could now crown the evening by acknowledging with a hit shot in numerical superiority. 2–2 with two minutes left and the match went to extension - after Lehner saved a shot in the closing seconds and Columbus set the return - but a few hundredths after the final signal sounded.

- It doesn't matter how long it takes. We got a goal, he (Gustafsson) switches up and gets to an important goal. It was really nice when the puck went in, ”Lehner says.

Korpisalo injured

After a speechless extension the penalty was unusually targeted. Jonathan Toews gave Chicago the lead, but Gustav Nyquist immediately acknowledged behind Lehner. The decision then came through Patrick Kane.

- After the first two periods we didn't deserve to win, but that's how hockey is sometimes. We kept going, we got to our goals and fought hard to get into the match again, ”says Robin Lehner, who got the last word when he saved Nathann Gerbe's penalty.

For Columbus, the punishment became extra heavy. Key goalkeeper Joonas Korpisalo injured himself when he tried to save Jonathan Toew's shot. The Finnish goalkeeper was helped by the ice, after the match, the team could not immediately give a prediction about the injury situation.

- He's been a rock. I hope he is not seriously injured. We really wanted to give him a victory, he was brilliant today again, ”said team captain Nick Foligno in the dressing room after the match.