Carolina took a 4-1 home win in New Jersey in the opening match of the NHL playoffs. In Ontario’s hot derby, Toronto was clearly ahead of Ottawa.
Carolina Hurricanes started the NHL’s playoffs convincingly by defeating the New Jersey Devils in the 4-1 opening match. Carolina ranked second after his own division after Washington ran out of New Jersey in the second round of three goals with two Logan Stankoven with paint.
One of them, in the second round, the 3-0 goal was also initiated Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Pori got a bouncing reel with an attack line raised past another Pori, Devils striker Erik Haulaand Taylor hall The exact feed was found on the right side of the Stankovi.
Mikko Rantanen After moving from Carolina to Dallas, Hurricanes received, among other things, Stankoven, 22, which has collected 11 (7+4) power points in its new team played in 20 matches.
A lot of reels for the goal every game Carolina won the shot 45-24 and the team was on the game from the start.
– If we want to win, we need 20 players to bet. I think today we got that. The first goal was really big. It calmed everything and gave us the opportunity to hold on to the game plan, Carolina’s head coach Rod brind’amour praised Jale chatfield Opening paint shot in the second minute.
The most special situation in the match was seen when Devils Swedish goalkeeper was seen Jacob Markström was about to hit the Hurricanes striker in front of the goal Andrei Svetshnikovbut inadvertently hit a teammate skating in front of the Russian Cody Glass. Glass had to leave the game.
Ontario’s hot derby Toronton hay
In the inter -Canadian members, Toronto wiped the floor in the opening match. The Ontario Derby distributed 56 minutes of ice, 38 to the Senators, but the goal was mainly made by the Maple Leafs, which took the 6-2 victory.
Mitch Marner Gathering 1+2, Toronto hit three times with overwhelming and six different men succeeded in scoring. In the last minute of the match, the meadow was awarded for 12 two minutes, one of the Ottawan who played his first playoffs Nikolas for Matinpalo.
As a clear under -conference side, Minnesota, who had left Vegas, managed to keep the opening match steady for a long time, but eventually Golden Knights pinned the opening win with a score of 4-2. Brett Howden shot two of the hosts’ goals, and he was also involved in the unfortunate situation in the second round Bryan Pancich injured.
Pancich’s position was taken by the main judge in the audience for the rest of the game Frederick L’Ecuyer. The extra line judge is only available for injury only in the playoffs’ decisive matches and in the Stanley Cup finals, so this time, this time, L’Acuyer, the chief referee, took over the lines.
Night round score:
Carolina – New Jersey 4-1 (profits 1–0)
C: Kotkaniemi 0 +1, +1, 14.08
C: Aho 0+0, -1, 18.12.
N: Haula 0+0, 17.27
Toronto – Ottawa 6–2 (profits 1–0)
O: Matinpalo 0+0, 11.09
Vegas – Minnesota 4-2 (profits 1–0)