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Athletes from numerous sports leagues have been participating in various video game competitions in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the NHL has thrown its hat into the ring with the NHL Player Gaming Challenge.
In the third matchup of the challenge, Nashville Predators wing Filip Forsberg swept Colorado Avalanche center J.T. Compher in a three-game series on Saturday:
Forsberg won the first game 5-2 before taking down the next two by scores of 5-3 and 6-4.
He got on the board early in Game 1 due to a turnover:
Compher held his own on the offensive end, including this goal from Joonas Donskoi to even the score:
But Forsberg's offensive onslaught was too strong, most notably when he finished Game 1 with three goals in the final 6:10.