After four losses, Colorado finally picked up an opening win in the fifth game of the season.
Jonne Niemeläinen,
STT Sports
Colorado Avalanche Mikko Rantanen had a three-assist night in NHL hockey in a home game against the Anaheim Ducks. Rantanen started the home team’s last three hits as the Avalanche pulled off a 4-3 overtime victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
The victory was the first of the season for the Avalanche, who won the match with a score of 49–19.
Rantanen, who is third in the NHL’s points market, is encouraged by his five games of the season, with 4+6=10.
Rantanen (+2) had scored two goals by Ross Colton The second striker of a 2–2 advantage goal and the first striker of a 3–2 goal. He decided the match with a solo goal Nathan MacKinnon About Rantanen’s initiation.
See Rantanen’s introductions by clicking on the main picture of the story.
Anaheim led the match 2–0 after the opening set. In the final set, Colorado already took a 3-2 lead, but Anaheim tied the game with 13 seconds left Troy Terry’s by hitting
Kotkaniemi initially two
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 away from home. The Finnish power player of the match was from Carolina Jesperi Kotkaniemiwho assisted on two of his team’s goals.
Kotkaniemi (+1) initially Jackson Blake and by Jack Roslovic hits. Kotkaniemi was the second shooter for Blake’s goal and the first shooter for Roslovic’s hit. The Ässien native of Pori got more than 14 minutes of playing time in the match, shot three times and blocked two shots.
Carolina Sebastian Aho (+/- 0) and Pittsburgh Jesse Puljujärvi (+/- 0) also assisted on one of their teams’ goals. Puljujärvi is now on a three-game streak. Pittsburgh’s second Finnish forward Valtteri Puustinen was still waiting in the stands for his opening minutes of the season.
Pittsburgh’s goalkeeper played Joel Blomqvistwho made 35/39 saves in the match.
Granlund’s passes are a small consolation
The Winnipeg Jets beat the San Jose Sharks at home with a score of 8–3. One of the guest’s star players Mikael Granlund continued the scoring for the second game in a row. Granlund (-1) assisted on two of San Jose’s goals.
In Winnipeg’s ranks, no less than three players scored four power points. Vladislav Namestnikov and Neal Pionk recorded powers 1+3 and Cole Perfect powers 2+2. Finnish striker Rasmus Kupari (-1) toiled in Winnipeg’s foursome for almost 11 minutes without points.
The results of the NHL round:
Pittsburgh–Carolina 1–4
CAR: Puljujärvi 0+1, Blomqvist 35/39 save.
CAR: Kotkaniemi 0+2, Aho 0+1
Winnipeg–San Jose 8 to 3
SJS: Granlund 0+2
Colorado–Anaheim and 4–3
COL: Rantanen 0+3