The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Florida Panthers 1–0 in the top match of the Eastern Conference.
“If you don’t, the guy will.â€
The old wisdom of team games held true in the ice hockey NHL, when the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Florida Panthers 1–0 in the Finnish meeting of the Eastern Conference.
When there were three minutes left in the scoreless match, Florida Niko Mikkola got up on the left side and delivered the puck Benefit for the Monastery, who guided the game device through the post to the goal. However, the hit was ruled out for offside.
Carolina’s a moment ago Sebastian Aho was unsuccessful in the open position.
Last minute launch to Florida Aaron Ekblad hit the post.
Carolina thanked and took advantage of their own opportunity right before the end of the match. Carolina Andrei Svetšnikov the shot bounced through Mikkola to Aho, who spun around and hit the puck with a wrist shot into the backpack with 19 seconds left on the clock.
– From a nightmare to a dream!, the commentators cheered and referred to Aho’s previous, unsuccessful goal-scoring situation as well as Florida’s missed opportunities.
– It felt really good. When you score a goal at such an important moment, you win the game almost guaranteed, Aho sets the mood after the match on the NHL website.
Carolina’s goal Pyotr Kochetkov blocked no fewer than 44 shots. The first star of the match Kochetkov broke the club record by blocking 44 shots in a clean sheet as a rookie player. Aho’s goal was the fifth-latest lead goal in Hurricanes/Whalers history.
– Unreal. What more can you ask for from a goalkeeper? He gave us every chance to win this match, Aho praised his goalkeeper.
The victory was important for Carolina, as the team is fighting for the top spots in the Eastern Conference, just like Florida. Carolina, boasting a four-match winning streak, is now fourth behind Florida.
The loss ended Florida’s 11-match away winning streak. The NHL record is held by the Detroit Red Wings, who won 12 consecutive away games in the 2005-2006 season, as well as the Minnesota Wild, who achieved the same feat in the 2014-2015 season.
At the end of the match, emotions heated up and the players clashed. of Florida Matthew Tkachuck was injured in the first set after being tackled by Svetšnikov. Also the Florida pack Gustav Forsling was injured in the first round.
The Detroit Red Wings, on the other hand, took a smart overtime victory over the Colorado Avalanches with a score of 2–1. Mikko Rantanen gave the pass that led to the goal in Colorado’s only one, which he finished off Nathan MacKinnon.
They were responsible for Detroit’s goals Dylan Larkin and Patrick Kane. For the Avalanches’ goaltender Justus Annus accumulated 28 saves.
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