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Montreal (AP) - Tim Stützle is getting better and better in the NHL and has led his team to a surprising away win with three scorer points.

The 19-year-old from Viersen made two assists in the Ottawa Senators 3-2 against the Montreal Canadiens and scored the goal to make it 2-1 just before the end of the first period himself on », said Stützle after the unexpected away win against the leaders of the North Division in the NHL, which only consists of Canadian teams.

The US teams in the league are now increasingly having problems with the corona pandemic, and teams with German national players are now also affected.

For the Senators from the Canadian capital Ottawa, a series of nine defeats also ended.

Coach DJ Smith was enthusiastic about Stützle, who now has four goals this season.

“For his age, it's unbelievable what he's doing here.

You get the feeling that he can do anything.

He was exceptional tonight, ”he said.

“It's dangerous, it can kick the puck out of motion, it's dynamic and it gets better in every game.

He is also an exceptional passer-by. "

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With only one goal ahead, Smith trusted the best attacker of the U20 World Cup in the last few minutes.

"He's the best ice skater on our team," said Smith of Stützle.

"Even if he's the youngest in our squad, I thought: why not?"

The Senators will meet the Canadiens again on Saturday - several teams from the three US divisions, on the other hand, had to close their training centers and are currently not allowed to play.

From Thursday until at least February 11th, the Colorado Avalanche around national goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer have also been included, the league said.

More caution should be exercised as long as test results are analyzed, it said.

The Avalanche are the fifth team currently affected by a training and game ban.

The Buffalo Sabers around Tobias Rieder are also among them.

Sabers head coach Ralph Krueger had tested positive for the virus, according to the Sabers.

The league has tightened its corona rules in response to the problems.

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Of the 40 players on the NHL's Corona list, which includes both players with a positive test result and those whose results are unclear or who are considered contact persons, only one is under contract with a Canadian team.

Pierre-Luc Dubois is on the list because he has to be in quarantine after moving from Columbus to Winnipeg.

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