Michael Carcone, who played less than 40 regular season games and previously scored only 11 NHL points, scored the first hat trick of his career in a real smash. Among the Finns, Teuvo Teräväinen continued his great streak.
The young Arizona Coyotes, who developed into an NHL team to be reckoned with in the last couple of years, were responsible for crushing the round of the night, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 8–1. Arizona’s fireworks were led by a real surprise Michael Carcone with a hat stamp.
The 27-year-old Carcone has only played 36 NHL regular season games in his career. Before his hat trick, he had scored just 11 points.
Last season, he played mainly on Arizona’s farm team.
Having already scored two goals in the opening set, Carcone completed his hat trick in the second set. He is Arizona’s fourth most effective player in the early season with four goals and six points. The best scorer has been one of the team’s core players for years Clayton Keller.
From Finns to Arizona Matias Maccelli got one assist. Defender Juuso Välimäki was left without punctuation.
Chicago’s only goal was answered by a mega-promise Connor Bedard. The hit was the fourth of the season for the 18-year-old super talent.
Sharp in a hard finish pace
Teuvo Teräväinen has been one of the best Finnish players during the first three weeks. Better known for his game-reading skills, the 29-year-old tactician has improved as a ferocious goal-scoring machine.
Carolina’s Teräväinen was responsible for his team’s decisive goal against Philadelphia in the night’s NHL round. In the last minutes of regular time, he scored the third goal that brought victory to Carolina.
Teräväinen is second in the NHL’s Finnish stock exchange. He has finished with eight goals and nine points in ten games. The Finns’ stock market leader has beaten Colorado by 12 points Mikko Rantanen.
Teräväinen’s single-season goal record is 23 goals from six years ago. At the moment, the Finn is on pace for a wild 66 goals. Without injuries, Teräväinen’s one-season scoring record will be shattered.
Hintz and Barkov effective
In the NHL round of the night, the Finns also got a taste of the goal thanks to the power 1+1 that made Dallas Roope Hintz and Florida Alexander Barkov. Dallas defeated Columbus 5-3.
The super-fast Hintz, who excelled in the playoffs last season, is on a point-per-game pace, scoring three goals and six points in six games.
Last season’s Stanley Cup finalist captained by Barkov, on the other hand, lost to the Boston Bruins 2–3. The Finnish center has scored eight points in seven games.
Among the Finns, Detroit’s veskari was also in great shape Ville Hussowho made 38 saves as the team from the auto city beat the New York Islanders 4–3 in overtime.