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The New York Rangers opened the season with a 5–1 victory. Igor Shesterkin, 30 years old, scored his first career goal, which was also the first ever by a goalkeeper in the club's history.
It takes something out of the ordinary for the goalie to steal the headlines in a 5-1 victory in ice hockey.
Netting can be one of them. Just ask Igor Shesterkin.
The 30-year-old struck with the first goal of his career as the New York Rangers clinched their first win of the season.
- I didn't even see the puck land, so I didn't know if I should celebrate or not. I've never done it before, so it was a pretty cool feeling," he told the NHL's website.
“I don't know...”
The goal was not only Shesterkin's first in his career - but also the first for a goalkeeper in club history.
Even so, the 30-year-old isn't entirely sure if it was the best moment of his career.
- I don't actually know, I probably need to see my fight against Markström again. But this time at least no one tried to hit me in the face, he says.
In the same match, Mika Zibanejad also scored both a goal and an assist, and has thus opened the season's scoring account.

Manchester City have been convicted on 114 out of 115 points for breaching the Premier League's financial rules. Sweden captain Graham Potter compared this to the Swedish men's national team's injury situation ahead of the match against Bosnia-Herzegovina, saying they have as many injuries as City have charges. At the same time, he expressed admiration for Pep Guardiola and called the situation sad for football.
Five Swedish national team players have fallen ill at the same time during a meeting, which according to expert Magnus Eriksson is due to bad luck rather than poor hygiene. The illnesses are forcing the national team captain to redeploy the squad ahead of upcoming matches, with limited options especially in attack.
Edin Dzeko announces that the match against Sweden in the Nations League will be his 152nd and last for the Bosnia-Herzegovina national team. Dzeko is hailed as the country's greatest athlete of all time and a unifying force for the nation.
The Swedish rally has used next year's municipal grant from Umeå of SEK 14.5 million to cover debts. After a loss of a million and heavy defections from the board, insider sources warn of a possible bankruptcy.

The SHL clubs increased their average revenue to SEK 191.2 million in the 2023/2024 season, an increase of SEK 9.4 million compared to the previous season, while 15 basketball, floorball and volleyball teams have left elite league play in the past five years due to financial difficulties. Growth is driven by higher ticket revenues and market-related activities, and salary costs for the playing squads have risen from SEK 55 to 62 million on average per club.

AIK took their fifth straight victory by defeating newcomer Visby/Roma 6-2 at home. Daniel Ljungman and Scott Pooley accounted for several goals, while Edvin Isén and Oskar Magnusson also contributed to the goal crop. Visby/Roma scored two consolation goals through John Dahlström and Juho Liuksiala.