The Finns scored five goals in 16 games in the NHL round and totaled 14 power points. They got a taste of the goal Sebastian Aho, Joel Kiviranta, Matias Maccelli, Niko Mikkola and Eeli Tolvanen. In addition Roope Hintz decided the victory for Dallas in the winning goal contest.
You can see the goals of Mikkola, Maccelli and Tolvanen by tapping on the image above. Videos of Aho, Kiviranta and Hintz’s performances can be found at the end of this article.
Florida decided in 59.00, Barkov 0+2
Florida Panthers skipper Alexander Barkov had two assists in his team’s important 4–2 away win over the Washington Capitals. The victory was already the sixth in a row for the Panthers.
Florida’s 3–2 winning goal came in 59:00, when Matthew Tkachuk scored his 40th goal of the season.
Barkov was about to score his club’s first and last goal he scored Sam Reinhart to an empty goal.
Florida is tied for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a couple of rounds left in the regular season. The biggest threat to the Panthers is the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are a point behind, who claimed a 5-1 victory over Detroit.
– Our worst opponents are winning games around us, but our fate is now in our own hands. We just have to keep winning, Tkachuk stated.
Washington will be out of the playoffs for sure.
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Saros in the puck rain, a big loss for the Predators
Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros saved 36/38 times, but despite this the Winnipeg Jets beat the visitors 2–0. Saros was rated as the third star of the match.
– Saros kept Nashville in the game throughout the match. We could have easily won the match by a big margin. He’s a fantastic goaltender, the Jets’ star forward Mark Scheifele praised the Finnish keeper.
The loss was a hard blow to Nashville’s playoff dreams, as the team is chasing Winnipeg, which is tied for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference. There are now three points between the teams and both teams have three matches left to play.
– This team is persistent, because we don’t stay in the hole. We have to learn from this, because everything is still open. Now we have to turn our thoughts to Monday’s game, Predators pilot John Hynes your sum.
The Predators’ situation is also not helped by the fact that the Calgary Flames are in the race for the last playoff spot. The Flames are one point behind the Jets.
McDavid crossed the 150 point mark
Edmonton Oilers About Connor McDavid became the first player to reach the 150-point mark in an NHL regular season in 27 years. McDavid recorded a balance of 1+1 as the Oilers claimed a 6–1 victory over the San Jose Sharks. The star striker is now emboldened by the 80 games of the season with 64+87=151 performances.
He is only the sixth player in NHL history to reach 150 points in the regular season. In the past, they have been able to do the same Wayne Gretzky (nine times), Mario Lemieux (four times), Phil Esposito, Steve Yzerman and Bernie Nichols.
Maccelli equalized and scored the decisive goal
The Finnish players of the Arizona Coyotes were in a decisive position when the team took a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in overtime. First, striker Matias Maccelli scored a 4-4 equalizer in the last minute of the third period, after which Maccelli and Juuso Välimäki fed by Barrett Hayton deciding goal in overtime.
New York Rangers defenseman Niko Mikkola scored his team’s third goal in the Rangers’ 4–0 away win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The goal was Mikkola’s first of the season.
Mikkola hit his shot directly from the corner of the goal Mika Zibanejadin from namu pass.
Dallas to victory in the winning goal race – Hintz decided
The Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 in a shootout.
The Dallas hero’s cloak was grabbed Roope Hintz, who succeeded as the only player in the winning shots. He scored the team’s only goal in regular time Joel Kivirantawhich tied the match in the second period.
Below you can watch Hintz’s performance and the goals scored during the actual game time of the match.
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 5–1 away from home. Mikael Granlund was instrumental in setting up Pittsburgh’s opening goal in the first period.
Detroit’s goalie Ville Hussowho made 23/28 saves.
History was also made in the match: the star of Pittsburgh and the captain of the team About Sidney Crosby became the 15th NHL player ever to reach 1,500 career points.
Crosby scored two goals and assisted once in the match. In all, he has 550 goals and 950 assists in a total of 1,189 games in his 18 Pittsburgh seasons.
Carolina’s Finnish players on display, Buffalo grabbed the playoff straw
The Buffalo Sabers slightly strengthened their straw card to reach the playoffs when they defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 on their home ice. You can see the goal score of the match below.
The Sabers were ignited by the Swedish defender who scored 1+2 points Rasmus Dahlin and a striker who scored two goals Casey Mittelstadt. The only goal of the third period was scored by Buffalo, who changed the numbers to 4–3 Tage Thompson.
Sebastian Aho shot Carolina to a 3–2 lead in the second set. The goal was the result of the joint play of the Finnish attackers, as the assists were the result of the hit Teuvo Teräväinen and Jesse Puljujärvi. Also Carolina’s Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored one goal.
Carolina goaltender Antti Raanta blocked 26 of 30 shots.
Seattle Kraken’s Eeli Tolvanen spectacularly scored his 18th goal of the season in a 7–3 home win against Chicago. Tolvanen opened the scoring taps of the match in the fifth minute with an accurate wrist shot.
Kraken has already secured a place in the playoffs before.
The results of the NHL round:
Buffalo–Carolina 4–3 CAR: Kotkaniemi 0+1, Aho 1+0, Teräväinen 0+1, Puljujärvi 0+1, Raanta 26/30 save.
Detroit–Pittsburgh 1–5 *DET: Husso 23/28 torj. PIT: Granlund 0+*1
Dallas to Vegas vl 2-1 DAL: Kiviranta 1+0
San Jose–Edmonton 1–6
Arizona–Anaheim and 5–4 ARI: Maccelli 1+1, Välimäki 0+1
Washington to Florida 2–4 FLA: Barkov 0+2
Columbus–NY Rangers 0 to 4 NYR: Mikkola 1+0
Ottawa–Tampa Bay 7 to 4
Toronto–Montreal 7–1
Winnipeg to Nashville 2–0 NSH: Saros 36/38 torj.
NY Islanders–Philadelphia 4–0
Boston–New Jersey 2–1
Minnesota–St. Louis 5 to 3 STL: Kapanen 0+1
Seattle–Chicago 7 to 3SEA: Tolvanen 1+0
Vancouver–Calgary vl 3–2
Los Angeles–Colorado 3–4