Swedish Sniper Söderblom Shines in Detroit's Victory Over Utah

The dark horse Elmer Söderblom set the tone with Detroit's first goal in the win against Utah. Fellow countryman Simon Edvinsson notched two assists.

» Published: March 25 2025

Swedish Sniper Söderblom Shines in Detroit's Victory Over Utah
Photo: Jose Juarez/AP/TT

Five minutes into the first period, Swedish player Elmer Söderblom got going on his skates. Through a clever turn, teammate Vladimir Tarasenko managed to steal the puck from the opponents in Utah, and Söderblom could – after chasing forward over the ice – catch his pass and send a direct shot into the goal.

The goal, which meant equalizing to 1–1 for Detroit, was Söderblom's fourth for the season.

Detroit then took a firm grip on the match and won 5–1. Simon Edvinsson contributed with two goal-assisting passes.

Despite the win, Detroit coach Todd McLellan described the whole thing as a "bad match".

The conditions were pretty tough. The ice was slushy and snowy, the puck bounced all over the place. There were moments during the match when I thought it was to our disadvantage, and other times when it was to our advantage, he says and continues:

But we found a way to fight our way through a tough evening and created many scoring opportunities.

In the match between Columbus and New York Islanders, there was also a Swedish goal. Pierre Engvall scored the opening goal and Adam Boqvist made two assists for New York, which despite that lost 4–3 after penalties.

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