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Those statistics are relevant because they represent the last time he spent some time at centre. “And with it (fight), you want to show your teammates that you’re there for them and Aman is a young kid in this league. He first got there to to pounce on an Ekman-Larsson rebound and put a backhander home. He didn’t skate with his new teammates before camp and was noticeably slower than expected when the season started. “It’s really tough and it’s different hockey,” Martin said of keeping overtime composure. Logan Couture then delivered a momentum dagger midway through the second frame when he scored a shorthand goal off a breakaway. He then stared down Tomas Hertl on a power-play chance from the slot before Timo Meier snapped a slot shot short side. He then executed a recovery snow angel in the crease after reaching behind the net to try and snag a floating puck. Part of the comeback could have been some opposition angst. “It’s huge with the way we started,” added Pettersson. And then in overtime, Bo Horvat shot wide on a breakaway before the issue was finally settled when Martin made a pair of spectacular saves and Elias Pettersson would score with 34.7 seconds left in the extra session. He got behind the defence to beat Kappo Kahkonen, who was yanked after allowing four goals on 19 shots.