Montreal’s Finnish forward Oliver Kapanen was responsible for the goal in the NHL practice match against Ottawa.
The Canadian teams Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators met Finnish time last night in an NHL practice match. In the end, the Senators were stronger with a score of 4–3.
Despite the loss, Montreal’s Finnish players had many successes. Clocked almost 20 minutes of ice time in the triple court Oliver Kapanen21, caught the goal and was cool in the first court Joel Armia31, two service points. (Kapanen’s goal as an X embedding below)
Kapanen, who is looking for a place in the NHL, was confident after the match in the interview.
– I want to be on the ice in every situation. I want to be a player the coach can trust.
Kapanen, who performed well in the World Cup competitions last spring, cooled off in the match at Montreal’s triple court together By Alex Barre-Boulet and Christian Dvorak too with.
Kapanen has performed well in hockey-crazy Montreal. The playing time of the young Finnish striker has increased match by match. In the opening match of the training season against the Philadelphia Flyers, Kapanen grabbed two assists.
Kapanen is a contracted player of Timrå IK, which plays in the Swedish premier league SHL. He tied the knot Olli Jokinen contract with the Swedish team he coached in the spring. Due to the good performances of the NHL training season, the Finn may even knock on a direct playing spot on the Montreal NHL team.
The Canadiens will play one more practice game when they face Ottawa for the second time early Sunday morning Finnish time.
Innala and Kakko hit
The New York Rangers faced the New Jersey Devils in an NHL practice match. The home team’s Finnish gambler Kaapo Kakko23, was responsible for the opening goal of the match. Rangers eventually won the match 5–4.
The training match between the Colorado Avalanche and the Vegas Golden Knights ended with a 6–1 victory for Vegas. Colorado’s Finnish forward Jere Innala26, was responsible for the opening goal of the match.
The NHL Regular Season starts on Friday night with the match Buffalo Sabers – New Jersey Devils.
The story was updated at 6:52 with the successes of the Finns. Vegas match result updated at 7:08 am.