The goals of Florida’s Aleksander Barkov and Columbus’s Patrik Laine did not help the teams of Finnish attackers to victory.
In last night’s NHL round of ice hockey, the New York Rangers crushed the Florida Panthers with 6-2 goals. The teams’ Finnish players were strongly featured in the match.
Rangers Kaapo Kako scored two of his team’s goals in the final set of the match and increased the current season’s points balance to 9+13.
Florida’s Finnish players were involved in both of the team’s goals. Hitting the opening set Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen initiated Carter Verhaeghen made a 1-1 draw. Team captain in the finals Alexander Barkov skilfully narrowed down from a bad position to 2–5.
Barkov succeeded when Florida went for a goalless goalie. The Finn’s belt has 13+28=41 of the season’s 39 matches.
The loss ended Florida’s two-game winning streak.
– We simply did not create enough places. We can’t win every game. This must be forgotten quickly, Barkov said after the game.
Laine scored a power play goal
In addition to Barkov, Columbus Blue Jackets also managed to score from the Finns Patrick Laine. The Finnish striker was encouraged in the away game against the Calgary Flames with 1+2 performances.
Laine’s efforts brought the Blue Jackets a point, as the Flames took the game in overtime with goals 4–3.
Laine scored a 2–2 goal directly from a cross pass with superior strength, was the second pitcher of a 1–2 narrow goal and initiated a 3–3 equalizer. Laine, who has 14+14=28 performances in 32 matches this season, was encouraged despite his performances and was not selected for the star of the match.
with the goal of Columbus Joonas Korpisalo made 45/49 saves.
Among the Finns, the Dallas Stars also made it to the power points Roope Hintz, who returned to the court after a two-week layoff in a home game against the Buffalo Sabres. Hintz, sidelined for seven games with an upper body injury, was By Jamie Benn The number one pitcher in the 1-0 overtime goal when the Stars suffered a 2-3 overtime loss.
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The results of the NHL round:
Toronto–NY Islanders 5–2
NY Rangers–Florida 6–2 NYR: Kakko 0+2 FLA: Lundell 0+1, Luostarinen 0+1, Barkov 1+0
Dallas–Buffalo and 2–3 DAL: Hintz 0+1
Calgary–Columbus and 4–3 CBJ: Wave 1+2, Korpisalo 45/49 torj.