Austrians in the NHL

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Marco Kasper (right) celebrated another win with Detroit.(Bild: AP/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Marco Kasper from Carinthia has won a game with the Detroit Red Wings in the North American ice hockey league NHL. His team celebrated a 4:2 victory against the New York Islanders in New York on Monday (local time). Meanwhile, Marco Rossi from Vorarlberg suffered a 4-1 defeat with the Minnesota Wild against the Winnipeg Jets.

The Red Wings dominated in New York, especially in the final third of the game, in which they scored three goals. After the Islanders had a 2:1 lead after two periods, Dylan Larkin scored the equalizer after 51 minutes. Lucas Raymond added another just two minutes later to give the Islanders a 3-2 lead. Three seconds before the end of the game, Simon Edvinsson scored into the empty net to make it 4-2 after the Islanders had taken out their goalie to strengthen their offense. Kasper (20) had no goals or assists.

Marco Rossi(Bild: APA/Getty Images via AFP/GETTY IMAGES/Carmen Mandato)

There were also no goals or assists for the 23-year-old Rossi on Monday. His team lost to the Winnipeg Jets after Jake Middleton's opening goal eight minutes into the game, and the Jets went on to score four goals. Alex Iafallo scored twice, while Nino Niederreiter and Adam Lowry also put the puck in the net.