Sebastian Aho was not satisfied with the ices taken by his team and himself.
Carolina’s Finnish star Sebastian Aho completed a hat trick in hockey in the NHL, but it was not enough to win as a guest of the Washington Capitals.
Aho’s third hit of the night in the closing moments of the final set took the game all the way to the winning goal contest, where the Washington Capitals were still better with a final score of 7–6.
Suomalaistahtahti started scoring in the opening set of the match with his new pair of radars By Jake Guentzel preliminary work. Guentzel, who moved from Pittsburgh to Carolina, also started Aho’s 3–3 tie in the second period. Guentzel has played seven games in Carolina with 2+9=11 points.
– He is such a good player that playing with him is easy, Guentzel hailed a Finn according to the NHL.
With the eighth hat-trick of his career, Aho’s number of goals this season already rose to 30. In total, there are 30+49=79 points, so the Finn is well on his way to breaking his single-season point record of 83 points.
Washington effective with superiority
Washington was the driver for the whole match, but Carolina managed to equalize the one-goal runaway each time in regulation time. Especially the special situations were solid for Carolina, as Washington made three hits with superiority.
Despite the hat trick, Aho beat himself up after the match for being cold in the second set.
– We took too many ice breaks, so did I. I have to be more careful with my racket. I put the team underpowered for four minutes for no reason, Aho regretted.
– We didn’t get a good rhythm with five on five. However, we got back into the match well a couple of times and fought until the end. However, we have to focus on not taking penalties and giving the opponent a break when we shouldn’t.
The loss snapped Carolina’s five-game winning streak. The team is in third place in the Eastern Conference, two points behind the Boston Bruins.
Will Rantanen also reach the points record?
Mikko Rantanen improved his point balance of his peak season by three points, when Colorado clearly defeated Cloumbus with 6–1 goals.
Rantanen scored two goals in the match and was also starting the last hit of the match. He got his first of the night by directing Josh Manson I bet on the net. Later, with the upper hand, he was also able to shoot directly from the pass into the top corner.
Rantanen is sixth in the NHL points market with 39+57=96. Last season’s point record of 105 is still within reach, with a good ten games left in the regular season.