Zemgus Girgensons, the Buffalo Sabres’ forward who was voted into the NHL All-Star Game last month, scored no goal in Sunday’s exposition match in Columbus, but relished the experience rubbing elbows and sharing the ice with the league’s top players and veterans, thanking the fans of Latvia and Buffalo for their support in a video message.
With just two days left before popular voting ends for the National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star Game, Latvia’s favorite son Zemgus Girgensons, the 20-year old forward for the Buffalo Sabres, is still ahead of the pack with almost a million-and-a-half votes, reported the US sports media Wednesday.
North American sports media have been surprised by the opening voting results for the line-up of the ongoing National Hockey League’s annual NHL All-Star Game, where Latvian fans have propelled Buffalo Sabres center Zemgus Girgensons, their only countryman in the professional league, ahead of more famous and better-performing stars, to the top of the list by almost 160,000 votes already.
National Hockey League (NHL) Buffalo Sabres head coach Ted Nolan sent sincere regards to Latvia on its national independence holiday, taking a win against the hapless San Jose Sharks in snowbound hometown Buffalo. Latvian goalie-coach Arturs Irbe was even suited up as a reserve player for the game on this particularly odd circumstance.
| Group A | Points |
|---|---|
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19 |
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17 |
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16 |
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10 |
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7 |
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6 |
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6 |
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3 |
| Group B | Points |
|---|---|
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21 |
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16 |
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15 |
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12 |
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9 |
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6 |
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4 |
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1 |
