First NHL goal for Linus Karlsson

Vancouver's Swedish center Linus Karlsson struck with his first goal in his NHL career on Thursday night, Swedish time.

The 25-year-old sent the puck past Nashville's goalkeeper in the opening of the second period, after a pass from Tyler Myers.

Of course, you always want to score, but you need to do other things to get there. It was nice to see the puck go in. It was like a relief. After the first goal, you try to continue from there, says Karlsson to Aftonbladet.

The first goal of the match was also scored by a Swede, when Nils Höglander cleverly got past the opponents. Elias Pettersson made an assist. Vancouver won 3–1.