Goalkeeper Joonas Korpisalo will be sidelined from the lineup due to the birth of a child.
NHL hockey league Columbus Blue Jackets’ Finnish goalkeeper Joonas Korpisaloa won’t be seen at the goal when the Jackets face the Tampa Bay Lightning at night Finnish time. Company told on Tuesday that Korpisalo “is not available due to personal reasons”.
A journalist who follows the adventures of Columbus Aaron Portzline told On Twitter, the reason for the absence.
“Joonas Korpisalo has been sidelined from a guest trip and returned to Columbus because his wife Anna will soon give birth to their first child,” Portzline reports.
Korpisalo, 28, has made saves in 17 matches this season with a save percentage of 91.3. The average number of goals conceded by the Pori Ässien, who is playing his eighth season in Columbus, is 3.10, and he has won six. In its last six games, Korpisalo has stopped pucks with a percentage of 94.1 and the average number of goals allowed has been 2.01.
Columbus said that Korpisalo’s replacement has been invited Jet Greaves From the Jackets’ AHL farm club in Cleveland. As the starting point guard against Tampa Bay, I guess Elvis Merzlikins.
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