STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN -Standing out on the ice in front of a sold-out Ericsson Globe as the American and Swedish anthems played is something Buffalo Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark is never going to forget.
The Globe, the biggest hockey arena in Stockholm, is the home of the Swedish national team and on Friday night, it hosted NHL hockey. The Swedes in the lineup for both the Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning received raucous cheers during pregame introductions.
"It was a very humbling experience and it was one of those one-of-a-kind moments that I'll always cherish for the rest of my life, at least," Ullmark said.
Ullmark made 31 saves in net, but Buffalo fell to the Lightning 3-2. Sam Reinhart scored twice for the Sabres in the first game of the 2019 NHL Global Series.
Sabres unable to pull off comeback in 1st game of Global Series in Sweden
Reinhart scores twice, Ullmark makes 31 saves
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