The Finns had a quiet night in the night’s NHL round. Mikko Rantanen succeeded in the winning shootout, when Colorado claimed the away win.
Pertti Lappalainen,
STT Sports
In the ice hockey NHL league, the Colorado Avalanche claimed a 3-2 away victory over the New York Rangers after a shootout. of Colorado Mikko Rantanen succeeded in scoring in the winning shootout.
Rangers goalkeeper Igor Shestjorkin was in his usual strong mood and blocked, among other things, Rantanen’s drive through in the second set and a total of 42 shots in the match. Also Colorado’s goalie Aleksandar Georgiev was in a wild mood and made a total of 44 saves.
Rantanen and Colorado’s other Finn Artturi Lehkonen and Rangers Kaapo Kako were left without power markings. The runner-up was also unsuccessful in his attempt to win the shootout.
Luostarinen’s third goal of the season
The Finnish players of the Arizona Coyotes grabbed the assists when the team took its second win of the season in an away game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The big match ended 6–3.
Arizona was the best Finnish player Juuso Välimäki and Matias Maccelli. At the end of the second period, Välimäki and Maccelli were marked as passers for the 4–0 goal created by Dylan Guenther’s superiority. Välimäki’s assist point was the second of the season, Maccelli’s third.
At this point, Columbus switched Daniil Tarasov away from the goal, because every third shot from the Russian keeper towards the goal had sunk into the net.
Long sidelined Columbus Patrick Laine returned to the rink in the match. He got a good 24 minutes of playing time and recorded six shots.
Playing as a guest of the Chicago Blackhawks, the Florida Panthers suffered a narrow 4–2 loss.
Chicago had already run away to a 3–0 lead in the first two sets. In the third set Eetu Luostarinen scored Florida’s first goal from a loose puck that bounced in front of the goal. The player who scored the first hit of the season in the previous match was marked as the second passer of the goal Anton Lundell.
Luostarinen’s goal was already the third of the season.
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