Sebastian Aho finished two goals and was close to even a hat trick. Carolinan Antti Raanta reluctantly left the field.
Carolina Hurricanes grabbed his second win of the Boston Bruins in hockey NHL playoffs after Sebastian Ahon two goals helped the team win 5-2.
Carolina leads the game in a series of 2-0. Four wins are required to continue.
– It was a fast-paced, intense and physical match with a lot of events. The audience was again unreal. I love that kind of game as a player and I’m sure the fans appreciated it too, Aho commented on the fight.
The price of the victory rose sharply, as the Finnish guard Antti Raanta was injured less than eight minutes after the game. Boston striker David Pastnark crashed Raanna, who was playing the end disc with a racket and was left in the ice in pain.
Pastnark was sentenced to two minutes for blocking the situation. Raanta has suffered injuries throughout his career, and he also had to leave the match at the end of the regular season due to injury.
Raanna’s injury is a severe blow to Carolina. The Finnish guard was mainly replaced by the third guard who played for KHL this season Pyotr Kotshetkovas also the first guard Frederik Andersen is on the side due to injury.
After the match, Carolina’s head coach Rod Brind’Amourilla there was nothing to tell about the seriousness of Raanna’s injury, but she noted Raanna was in a good mood. According to the head coach, the situation in Raanna will be clarified during Thursday.
Carolina driver to the scene
Carolina quickly took the lead after Raanna’s injury when Jesper Fast succeeded Jordan Staalin from the cross feed at 13.03.
A few minutes later, the puck was back on the Boston network when Sebastian Aho got his club in between Tony DeAngelon line shot.
The duo also found each other at the beginning of the second round with superiority. This time, DeAngelo baited, and Aho snatched exactly over the mattress at the right angle. The second point of the goal was scored To Teuvo Teräväinen.
With the superiority of the end of the second round, Aho was close to the hat trick, but the Finn, who was racing with his bat in front of the goal, did not hit the puck. The hit was marked For Nino Niederreitterwho also finished the final scores of the match to an empty goal.
Boston was responsible for both goals Patrice Bergeron. Carolinan Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Boston Erik Haula were left without power points in the match.
In the other matches of the round, Tampa Bay Lightning leveled the series 1-1 with a 5-3 win. Swedish defender To Victor Hedman scores of 1 + 3 were recorded. Nikita Kutsherov hit a score of 1 + 2.
Puljujärvi succeeded against Kings
Jesse Puljujärvi succeeded in scoring when Edmonton Oilers, who bent in the opening match, broke the Los Angeles Kings 6-0.
The goal for Puljujärvi was the second in his career in the playoffs in the NHL.
The hit of Puljujärvi can be watched in the video below.
Puljujärvi finished Oilers’ fifth goal at the start of the third set immediately Evander Kanen after a hit.
It only took 21 seconds for Kane to finish as the Oilers skated into a superior attack. Connor McDavid betrayed the place on the right side of Puljujärvi, and did not get into a transverse movement Jonathan Quick unable to repel a shot by a Finn.
The most effective of Edmonton’s evening was a score of 2 + 1 finished by Kane, who hit the final scores of the match with superiority.
NHL Round Results
Carolina Hurricanes – Boston Bruins 5–2
_CAR: Sebastian Aho 2 + 0, Teuvo Sharp 0 + 1, Raanta 6/6 fight.
_Wins: 2-0
Toronto Maple Leafs – Tampa Bay Lightning 3-5
Minnesota Wild – St. Louis Blues ** 6–2
** _ STL: Ville Husso 22/27 re.
_Wins: 1-1
Edmonton Oilers – Los Angeles Kings 6-0
_EDM: Jesse Puljujärvi 1 + 0
_Wins: 1-1