The NHL season for several Finns may end next night in Finnish time. Roope Hintz, Miro Heiskanen and other star players in Dallas need to start making a profit, writes Tommi Seppälä, NH Sport’s journalist for Sportheil.
The season of Dallas Stars and five Finnish players in the NHL is threatening to end on Saturday morning Finnish time. The Stars are facing a forced win on their home field against Calgary, leading the first round of the playoffs with a win of 2-2.
Dallas has scored nearly 300 goals in the regular season drumming Flames offensive game. However, it has come at the expense of its own offensive game.
Playing hockey on “Tapparalainen” has gotten out of the hands of Stars. No matter how much you appreciate nihilistic hockey and have enjoyed the minimalist style of play familiar from the Finnish national team, it has been really difficult to watch this series of matches.
It feels like scoring a single goal in every match has been a tremendous amount of work and pain.
If the pace doesn’t change, the Lions ’coaching team can prepare to squirm To Miro Heiskanen, Roope Hintzille, To Esa Lindell, To Jani Hakanpää and To Joel Kiviranta. The Finnish team has room for two more players.
Heiskanen and Hintz in particular need to be able to do better. The fact that the “bulldozer” at Hakanpää has the same number of power points (0 + 2) as Hintz (1 + 1) and Heiskan (0 + 2) says that the efficiency of the Dallas stars is essential.
Hintzin, Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelskin was one of the best in the regular season in the entire NHL. The chain is still not leaking on its own, but has not paid off as expected. In the number one finish line in the sector, the chain ratio is a modest 46 percent.
Dallas ’superiority has also been miserable, which is accentuated when it is difficult to score in the evenest. Stars’ superiority rate is a meager 10.
In the playoffs, only the Florida Panthers have played inferior superiority. The Panthers have not scored 16 goals in an attempt.
Ultimately, it’s about scoring competitions. If the aforementioned Dallas quadruple doesn’t lead the reins, grabbing two consecutive wins from the top team in Calgary is nearly impossible.
In the name of fairness, the attackers must also be highlighted Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin as well as defenders John Klingberg. The trio spun the board for a total of nearly 150 points in the regular season, but after five playoffs, the total balance shows only one goal and four points.
However, Dallas has no longer been able to rely on the goals of Benn and Seguin. That is why Heiskanen and Hintz stand out here and now.
In addition to Dallas, the New York Rangers and Kaapo Kakon the season is interrupted next night Finnish time. The Rangers face another consecutive forced win. Leading series 3–2 Kasperi Kapasen Pittsburgh gets to try to secure a continuation at his home field.
The Florida Panthers, meanwhile, have a chance to cut off their series against Washington. Alexander Barkovin, Anton Lundellin and Eetu Luostarinen represented by the Panthers will lead a series of matches going into the away corner 3–2.