Russian defender Ivan Provorov’s puck failed to save the Philadelphia Flyers from defeat against the Winnipeg Jets in a National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game.
The match played in Philadelphia ended in favor of the visitors 5:3.
Provorov scored in the 19th minute. This was his third goal of the 2022/23 season. In addition, the Russian hockey player has made 13 assists in 48 games this season.
Hosted by the site, Kevin Hayes scored a double. Discs for the winners were thrown by Axel Jonsson-Fjellby, Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifli, Carson Kuhlman and Kevin Stenlund.
A few days ago, Provorov became the main protagonist of the day, refusing to go to the pre-game playout before the fight against the Anaheim Ducks, where Philadelphia players held an LGBT support rally – they wore rainbow sweaters and used rainbow sticks. The only representative of the team that chose not to participate in the event and remained in the locker room was the Russian.
After the match, Provorov announced that he refused to wear the rainbow jersey because of his religious beliefs. The technical team and team players supported the player.
Ruslan Nigmatullin, former former goalkeeper of the Russian national football team reacted goalkeeper Mikhail Kerzhakov’s Zenit St. To the news of a possible extension of his contract with St. Petersburg.
Source: Gazeta
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