Denis Shapovalov might need pursued a profession in ice hockey if he wasn’t a tennis participant. On Monday evening, he skilled the sport at its highest stage earlier than his opening match on the Dallas Open.
The Canadian watched the Dallas Stars — the NHL’s Western Conference leaders — defeat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in a shootout. He even had time to snap some pictures with members of the Stars workforce from Toronto, together with his pal Tyler Seguin, who scored the successful purpose within the shootout.
“I’ve met Tyler before. We’ve known each other for years now,” Shapovalov stated. “Really cool to see him again, and to meet a couple of the other Toronto guys was a really cool moment.”
Left to proper: Wyatt Johnston, Ty Dellandrea, Colin Miller, Denis Shapovalov, Tyler Seguin and Mason Marchment. Photo credit score: @DallasStars
The third seed on the Dallas Open, Shapovalov will hope to duplicate the Stars’ combating spirit that was on show in Monday’s win.
“It was one of those games where [the Ducks] scored a goal, got momentum back,” he assessed. “I believe Dallas did a terrific job to fend them off in time beyond regulation brief a person, after which get the win within the shootout.
“My boy Tyler scored the game-winning goal so it was pretty cool.”
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