Rimouskois Jeffrey Truchon-Viel scored his first career goal in his 12the NHL game with the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.
The Sharks had just taken a 3-2 lead in the second period. After the face-off in the middle of the ice, Jonah Gadjovich sent the puck to the back of the opponent’s territory. Truchon-Viel beat the defensemen of the Coyotes in speed, grabbed the puck in the corner of the ice before handing it to a teammate in front of goal. Instead, she hit the stick of a Coyotes player on her way before finding the back of the net.
“It means a lot to me,” said the 24-year-old forward at a press conference after the game.
“Obviously that was a lucky leap, but I’ll take it!” »He added with a smile.
The San Jose fans were treated to a real offensive duel, as the Sharks came out on top at 8-7 in a shootout.
“It was a crazy game, suggested Truchon-Viel. Both teams were pretty bad defensively, had a lot of turnovers. We won all the same, but there is a lot that we will have to review. ”
Unlike other teams, the Sharks are not too affected by COVID-19. Only two players are still on protocol: goalkeeper Adin Hill and striker Jonathan Dahlen.
Jeffrey Truchon-Viel, who describes himself as “agitator” and “energy player”, played on the fourth line with Jonah Gadjovich and Lane Pederson.
“I liked it,” he said. Gadjovich and I are two physical players and [Pederson] is a center player two-way. We try to keep it simple, to bring pucks to the goal. We were rewarded with a goal, but we also had other good flashes so we’re going to try to keep things as they are. ”
It was the Quebecois’ first game in the big league this season, he who played 11 last year. He obtained 7:50. of playing time.
As tradition has it, he probably left the amphitheater with the puck as a souvenir.