Goalkeeper Fedotov mixes up a goal in his first NHL game

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Philadelphia Flyers lost to New York Islanders in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL).

The match, which took place at the Wells Fargo Center stadium in Philadelphia, ended with overtime with a score of 4:3 in favor of the New York club.

This game was the NHL debut for Philadelphia’s Russian goaltender Ivan Fedotov. He started the game in the second half and stopped 19 of 21 shots.

It is noteworthy that the Russian goalkeeper confused the goal before the extra time started. In the NHL, unlike the Continental Hockey League (KHL), he did not know that they change goals again after regulation time.

On March 28, CSKA and the goalkeeper broke the contract. On March 29, Philadelphia announced the signing of Fedotov.

Before the start of last season, Fedotov signed a contract with Philadelphia. However, he missed the entire season due to his service in the Russian army. On July 9, 2023, the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) registered the contract of goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov with CSKA. On July 3, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly announced that the goaltender had a valid contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.

As a result, Fedotov spent the season at CSKA. He played in 44 games during the KHL regular season and conceded 105 goals.

Hockey player Fedotov, who previously went to the USA saidWhether he is considering coming to Russia.

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