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Detroit Red Wings rookie: 'I think my average heart rate was like 180'

Gustav Lindstrom sheds light on whaat it was like to debut with the Detroit Red Wings. Filmed Feb. 6, 2020 in Buffalo, N.Y. Detroit Free Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Gustav Lindstrom struggled to nap. No matter what he did, the nerves wouldn’t settle, wouldn’t let him sleep.

The young defenseman acquitted himself well in his NHL debut, logging a little north of 12 minutes for the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday at KeyBank Center. Speaking after the 4-3 shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres while leaning back in a stall in the visitors dressing room, Lindstrom shed light on what it’s like to prepare for such a momentous occasion.