The Colorado Avalanche settled in the third round of the third round of the Western Conference finals. Mikko Rantanen scored from the penalty spot.
5.6. 07:17 • Updated June 5th. 07:47
Mikko Rantanen and Artturi Lehkonen represented by the Colorado Avalanche is no longer a victory in the hockey NHL finals. Colorado defeated Edmonton Oilers by 4 to 2 in the away team and took the 3–0 lead in the final series of the Western Conference.
Rantanen scored his team’s fourth goal in the last minute of the match. Rantanen’s goal can be seen below.
In the previous game, Rantanen recorded a power of 1 + 1 and has already added 16 (4 + 12) points from the 13 playoffs. The Finnish star striker is ranked nine on the points exchange.
Star center who played in the second chain with Lehkonen and Rantanen Nazem Kadri injured in the opening round just over a minute after the Oilers striker Evander Kane punched him with a crossbar against the edge. Kadri wasn’t much help defensively. His energy-consuming forward runs proved quite costly in the oppressive heat.
Kadri has recorded powers of 6 + 8 = 15 in 12 playoff matches.
– Such a trick is not done so close to the edge, Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog commented on Kane’s tackle.
– I am sure that the discipline of the league will deal with this matter.
The finish lineup of the match and Kadri’s injury can be viewed by clicking on the main picture of the story.
The solution was seen in the third installment
Jesse Puljujärven and Mikko Koskisen Edmonton, represented by Edmonton, got off to a great start when Connor McDavid took the playoffs to the Oilers 1-0 lead with their ninth hit.
A Russian who played on the edge of the first field was responsible for the equalization of the away team and the 2–1 lead goal Valeri Nitshushkin. He hit a small angle at the end of the opening round and shortly after the starting win at the start of the second round.
At the beginning of the third installment Ryan McLeod shouted the home crowd as he leveled the game 2-2 in 47.34. Edmonton’s joy didn’t last long, as just over five minutes later the Avalanche Center JT Compher made a 3-2 victory over the match.
Oilers’ Puljujärvi (+/- 0) and Avalanchen Lehkonen (-1) were left without power points in the match. Edmonton guard Koskinen acted as a hatch guard in the fight.
Mike Smith blocked the home team’s goal 39/42 times. The victory for Colorado was guaranteed Pavel Francouz, which stretched in front of the disc 27/29 times. The Czech goalkeeper is Avalanche’s second goalkeeper, he replaces the wounded in the first part of the seriesDarcy Kuemperia. For the second time in a row, the Finnish newcomer was the Colorado hatchback Justus Annunen.
The match series is interrupted for Avalanche Finnish time early Tuesday morning in front of the Edmonton home crowd.
– Ending the series is never easy. In the previous match against St. Louis, we already led the series 3-1 and made it to the Blues. The fourth game isn’t going to be easy, Colorado star striker Nathan MacKinnon stated.