In the night’s NHL round, Florida beat Tampa Bay 7-1, led by their star forwards. The team continues to fight for a playoff spot, while in the West, Dallas snapped its losing streak.
Pertti Lappalainen,
STT Sports
In the ice hockey NHL, the Florida Panthers gave the Tampa Bay Lightning a cold ride and took the home victory with a score of 7-1. of Florida Matthew Tkachuk scored five power points (2+3) and continued his strong debut season in the cat shirts. The American striker has completed no less than 71 power points in his 50 matches.
Finnish striker of the home team Eetu Luostarinen scored the hosts’ fourth goal late in the second period by directing Brandon Montour shot on goal. It was the 11th hit of the center from Siilinjärve this season in the NHL. At the same time, Montour extended his point streak to 10 games. It’s the all-time record for a Florida defense.
Florida experienced a nasty setback in the match, when the Finnish captain Alexander Barkov got injured after just over ten minutes of playing. Barkov’s game was interrupted when he got the puck in his hand.
Florida led 1–0 after the first period Carter Verhaeghen on the finish line. During the next two periods, the team turned possession into goals under the leadership of Tkachuk, and bluntly crushed Tampa, the perennial winners of recent years. Tkachuk’s chain mate Verhaeghe finally hit the power 2+2.
– What is really interesting in the offensive chain is the improved defensive game of Verhaeghe and Tkachuk. They make smart decisions and they didn’t force the offense at all today, head coach Paul Maurice thanked the attackers of his second chain.
A single-season point record for Kako
Dallas snapped its three-game losing streak against Anaheim. Dallas’ number one center Roope Hintz already took his team to a 2–0 lead in the second period with a beautiful finish. Dallas lost the lead in the third period when Western Conference runner-up Anaheim scored two goals in less than a minute and a half.
Finally an experienced striker Tyler Seguin decided a 3–2 victory for the home team in the shootout. Dallas continues to lead the Western Conference.
The New York Rangers cruised to a 5-4 home victory over the Calgary Flames at the legendary Madison Square Garden. Kaapo Kako bait By Filip Chytil scored the opening goal of the match in the first period. Kakko has now collected 24 points in 50 games of the season, which is his new single-season points record.
In the previous season, Kakko collected 23 points in 62 matches. He shot the winning goal in the match that went into overtime Alexis Lafrenière.
More than 20 kilometers away from the traditional sports shrine, the New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 in overtime at their home arena. The decisive goal of the match was scored by a Swedish striker Jesper Bratt with the superiority of one man. The home team Erik Haula was responsible for more than 15 minutes as the center forward of the triple chain, but lacked power points.
At the bottom of the Western Conference, Arizona beat Minnesota 3-2. Arizona, who played at home Matias Maccelli and Juuso Välimäki fed by Jakob Chychrun second hit of the night.
In Pennsylvania, the New York Islanders claimed away points from the Philadelphia Flyers with a score of 2-1. The match was New York’s third straight victory. The Finns were represented on the field by the defender of the home team Rasmus Ristolainenwho clocked up more than 18 minutes of playing time.
Tonight’s NHL results
Philadelphia-NY Islanders 1–2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0)
Florida-Tampa Bay 7–1 (1–0, 3–1, 3–0)
F: Eetu Luostarinen 1+0.
New Jersey-Vancouver and. 5–4 (1–1, 3–2, 0–1, 1–0)
NY Rangers-Calgary and. 5–4 (1–1, 2–1, 1–2, 1–0)
NY: Kaapo Kakko 0+1.
Dallas-Anaheim vl. 3–2 (1–0, 1–0, 0–2, 1–0)
D: Roope Hintz 1+0.
Arizona-Minnesota 3–2 (0–0, 1–1, 2–)
A: Matias Maccelli 0+1, Juuso Välimäki 0+1.