All 16 NHL playoffs in the Hockey League have now been filled. Dallas Stars will receive either the Colorado Avalanche or the Calgary Flames in the first round.
28.4. 07:43 • Updated Apr 28th. 07:55
Dallas Stars lost their three-goal lead and lost to Arizona Coyotes in overtime, but still secured their place in the hockey league NHL playoffs. Dallas needed a playoff spot to secure just one point.
The home team played Dallas the 3 – 0 lead after 23 minutes. The contribution of the Finnish players in Dallas was strong. Jani Hakanpää fired the hosts into the lead in the fifth minute of the match with a strong shot from the blue line. The disc was served to the Finnish defender Esa Lindell.
The finish was fourth for Hakanpää during the season and seventh for the entire NHL career. Prior to moving to Dallas this season, Hakanpää, 30, has represented Carolina and Anaheim in the NHL.
Dallas later increased their lead in the opening round Tyler Seguinin with paint. At the start of the second round, Dallas escaped to lead over 3-0 as a Finnish defender Miro Heiskanen fired a one-timer at the finish John Klingbergin from the feed. Heiskanen, 22, has scored five goals this season.
However, the final installment started miserably from Dallas. The Western Conference jumbo team in Arizona rose to the levels in eight minutes and stretched the settlement to extra time. The final score was 4–3 Travis Boyd in the second minute of the extension. Harri Säteri scored 26 goals on Arizona.
The Vegas Golden Knights, who wanted a place to play in the playoffs, suffered a 3-4 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in the winning goal competition. Dallas leads Vegas by four points. With only one match left, it’s impossible to catch up anymore.
Vegas, one of the league’s top clubs in previous seasons, is therefore out of the playoffs.
Dallas will play their last regular season game against the Anaheim Ducks the night before Saturday.
Montreal surprised the NY Rangers
The Montreal Canadiens, on the tail of the Eastern Conference, surprised the top team of the conference in the away corner of the New York Rangers with 4-3 goals.
Rangers was missing several star players, among others Artemi Panarin, who was injured in a match against Carolina on Tuesday. Finnish striker Kaapo Kakko instead, he returned to the pitch after a break of less than two weeks and played in the match for almost 15 minutes.
Montreal cut the losing streak of nine matches with a away win.
The Canadians also celebrated in Winnipeg, where home team Jets knocked out the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0. Both teams were left out of the playoffs.
All 16 playoff teams clear
Dallas Stars became the last team to secure their place in the NHL playoffs. It gets Colorado or Calgary in the first round of the playoffs.
The 16-team playoffs start on May 2nd.
Eastern Conference
Carolina Hurricanes (114 points)
New York Rangers (108)
Pittsburgh Penguins (101)
Florida Panthers (120)
Toronto Maple Leafs (113)
Tampa Bay Lightning (108)
Boston Bruins (105)
Washington Capitals (100)
Western Conference
Colorado Avalanche (118 points)
Minnesota Wild (109)
St. Louis Blues (109)
Calgary Flames (110)
Edmonton Oilers (100)
Los Angeles Kings (96)
Dallas Stars (96)
Nashville Predators (95)
There are one to two matches in the regular season.