The only Finnish goal of the NHL round was completed by Detroit Red Wings defender Olli Määttä.
The Finns of the Carolina Hurricanes helped their team to a 6–3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in the hockey NHL.
Carolina started the match sharp when Brady Skjei scored the opening goal after a couple of quick passes in the opening set.
Just 15 seconds later, the Hurricanes’ first court scored even better after a puck steal. Teuvo Teräväinen spun the puck To Sebastian Ahowho followed it up with a single touch to the open spot To Andrei Svechnikovwho finished 2–0.
– Perfect construction! A wonderful one-touch game, the commentators marveled.
– Aho’s playmaking during the last month has been great with a big smile.
Teräväinen collected two assist points from the match, Aho one.
Aho, who has been in a strong mood lately, is ranked 14th in the NHL points market with his 15+32=47. Only Colorado is ahead of the Finns Mikko Rantanenwhich is the tenth with 21+32=53.
Anaheim rose to a 3-3 tie in the second period, but Carolina pressed by Stefan Noesen, by Jack Drury and by Seth Jarvis goals to win.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi recorded an assist on Noesen’s winning goal. Injured in the second set By Pyotr Kochekov Replaced Carolina with a goal Antti Raanta fended off all three bets thrown at him.
Carolina is second in the Metropolitan Division, Anaheim is second last in the Pacific Division.
Rotten in scoring
The only Finnish goal of the round was completed by the defender of Detroit Red Wings Olli Määttä. With his second hit of the season, Määtt tied the match against the Edmonton Oilers 2–2 in the third period. The match was decided in extra time, when Edmonton won Darnell Nurse with a score of 3–2.
The Oilers have gotten their game going after a rough early season. The victory was the team’s ninth in a row and it has risen to fourth in the Pacific Division.
The winning streak is the longest in club history. It has reached the same level last season and in 2000-2001.
– When you think about how good teams the club had in the 1980s and championships, I wonder how the club doesn’t have a longer winning streak than this, Edmonton pilot Chris Knoblauch said.
Edmonton superstar Connor McDavid managed to score again and became the fourth most effective player in club history together by Glenn Anderson with. Both have 906 power points.
Barkov entered the solution
The Florida Panthers, riding a winning streak like Edmonton’s, got a sweet 3-2 overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings. The victory was the team’s ninth in a row, while the Kings are on a seven-game losing streak.
The match went into overtime and ended in a dramatic way. Florida was able to play with superiority and Sam Reinhart scored the winning goal when there was barely 0.7 seconds left on the game clock.
Alexander Barkov acquired the service point for the deciding hit. Eetu Luostarinen collected 0+1 performances from the match.
The Panthers are second in the Atlantic Division, tied for first with the Boston Bruins.
– We have won nine matches in a row, so I think the only thing on our mind is to play the right way and collect the 10th win on Saturday, Matthew Tkachuk said after the match.
The tour saw a meeting between the Finnish guards, when Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Defeated by the Buffalo Sabres Joonas Korpisalo Ottawa Senators 5–3. Luukkonen saved 25 times, Korpisalo 21.
The San Jose Sharks broke their 12-match losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Sharks Mikael Granlund did the preliminary work Nikita Okhotiuk to make the decisive goal.
Buffalo–Ottawa 5 to 3 (3–1, 1–0, 1–2)
B: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 25/28 saves
O: Joonas Korpisalo 21/24 saves (playing time 42.11)
Carolina–Anaheim 6–3 (2–0, 3–3, 1–0)
C: Teuvo Teräväinen 0+2, Sebastian Aho 0+1, Jesperi Kotkaniemi 0+1, Antti Raanta 3/3 saves (game time 26.04)
Detroit–Edmonton and. 2–3 (0–0, 0–0, 2–2, 0–1)
D: Olli Määtta 1+0
Florida–Los Angeles and. 3–2 (0–1, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
F: Aleksander Barkov 0+1, Eetu Luostarinen 0+1
Montreal–San Jose 2–3 (1–2, 0–1, 1–0)
S: Mikael Granlund 0+1
NY Islanders–Toronto and. 4–3 (1–1, 2–2, 0–0, 1–0)
Pittsburgh–Vancouver and. 3–4 (1–3, 1–0, 1–0, 0–1)
Tampa Bay–New Jersey and. 4–3 (2–1, 1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
N: Erik Haula 0+1
Washington–Seattle 1–4 (0–2, 1–1, 0–1)
S: Eeli Tolvanen 0+1
St. Louis–NY Rangers 5–2 (2–1, 1–0, 2–1)
Winnipeg–Chicago 2–1 (0–0, 0–1, 2–0)
Arizona–Calgary 2–6 (1–4, 1–0, 0–2)
A: Matias Maccelli 0+1
Las Vegas–Boston and. 2–1 (0–0, 0–0, 1–1, 1–0)
NHL standings on teletext.