Alexander Ovetshkin is now five goals away from Wayne Gretzky’s all -time goal record.
Nashville Predators Finnish goalkeeper Juuse Saros He led his team to a 3-1 away win from Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL.
Saros rejected 34 times and was selected as the number one star of the match. The victory was in Saros’s 200th NHL regular season. He has played 402 matches.
– As a child, he dreamed of playing maybe one match. Time has passed quickly. I’ve been lucky to be able to play in many good teams. Great achievement, Saros mood.
Saros is the fifth fastest Finnish goalkeeper with 200 wins in the NHL. Antti Niemi Got the limit full of 353 games. Next will come Pekka Rinne (371), Miikka Kiprusoff (374) and Tuukka Rask (358).
In addition to the above, more than 200 wins in the NHL have made Kari Lehtonenwho rejected 310 wins in his career.
The Predators shot only 16 times in the match but was effective. Michael Bunting took Nashville lead in the opening round with overwhelming.
Luke Evangelista doubled the readings in the second installment before Taylor Hall brought Carolina to the end of the goal.
Evangelista struck 3-1 in the third round.
– Saros is the backbone of the team. He is often our best player. Today we were really lucky when he played with our goal. Playing in front of him brings a lot of self -confidence, Evangelista boasted.
– You have to raise your hat to their goalkeeper. They used their place and Saros was an elite level today, Hurricanes head coach Rod brind’amour admitted.
Nashville’s season has been difficult. It is the third last in the Western conference. The percentage of Saros’s season is 89.9 percentage and an average of 2.88 for scored goals.
Carolina Hurricanes, on the other hand, is one of the top teams of the season. It is second in the Eastern Conference. The team has now lost two of its last three matches.
Jets secured the playoff spot
Washington Capitals Alexandr Ovetshkin He succeeded in the scorer in the top match against the Winnipeg Jets. The Russian is now five goals away Wayne Gretzky All -time paint record (894).
The Jets won the match 3-2 and at the same time secured its place in the playoffs as the first Western conference team. From the East, Capitals have already secured their place in the playoffs.
St. Louis Blues took its seventh consecutive victory as it defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-1. Philip Broberg (1+3) and Robert Thomas (1+3) wrote four power points for a man.
All results and scorer in the NHL round on Teletext page 235.