Mikael Granlund’s opening goal of the season is worth admiring more than once. Before tonight, the Finn went 13 games without a goal.
Jonne Niemeläinen,
STT Sports
of the San Jose Sharks Mikael Granlund scored his first goal of the season in the hockey NHL with a handsome individual performance. Granlund sailed all over the court in a home game against the Vancouver Canucks and flashed the puck in after some apparent deflections. Granlund gave San Jose a 3-2 lead in the first minute of the third period.
– I just found a lane and a way past the defenders and was able to put the puck in the goal. Of course it feels good to score a goal, Granlund talked after the game.
Granlund was also involved in the 4–2 winning goal of the match, when he served in front of the goal with superiority and Mike Hoffman painted from the loose puck.
The balance of Granlund, who was chosen as the best player of the match, from 14 matches of the season is 1+5=6.
San Jose eventually won the match with 4–3 goals and ended their three-game losing streak. The victory was only the fourth of the season for the team that started their season with a tight fist. Having played 21 matches this season, the Sharks are in jumbo place in the league.
– This team has been united during adversity. They have improved day by day. You have to give the team a lot of credit for this, San Jose coach David Quinn praised.
The guarantor of the victory had saved 31/34 times in the Sharks’ goal Kaapo Kähkönen.
The victory was especially sweet for San Jose, as the Canucks had won the teams’ 11 previous meetings.
Button feed from Haula
The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres, 7-2, at home.
The hosts skated from the opening set with a four-goal lead. Buffalo’s first hit came with superiority at the beginning of the second period and the second also in a superiority situation at the beginning of the final period.
New Jersey’s Finnish forward Erik Haula registered an assist on the opening goal of the match when he gave a button pass from behind the goal To Alexander Holtz. The 32-year-old Haula now has a total of 6+6=12 from 18 matches this season.
He was the hardest scorer Tyler Toffoliwho completed two of the hosts’ goals.
In addition to the final result, the number of shots paints a crushing picture of the match. Buffalo only managed 12 shots on New Jersey’s goal. In New Jersey, the corresponding figure was 38.
Rantanen already has 26 power points
Mikko Rantanen opened the scoring in the Colorado Avalanche’s 3–1 win over the Calgary Flames. Rantase now has 12+14=26 performances from 19 matches.
About Avalanche Superstar Cale From the macaroni became the fastest defender in club history to score 30 points during a season. Makar collected his 19th assist of the month in the match, which is the most in November by a defenseman in NHL history. At the same time, he collected his 276th career point and thus became the second most efficient defender in club history.
The results of the NHL round:
NY Rangers–Boston 7 to 4
Los Angeles to Montreal 4–0
Pittsburgh–Toronto 3–2
New Jersey–Buffalo 7–2
NJD: Haula 0+1
NY Islanders–Philadelphia vl 0-1
San Jose–Vancouver 4–3
SJS: Granlund 1+1, Kähkönen 31/34 save.
Colorado-Calgary 3 to 1
COL: Rantanen 0+1
Vegas to Arizona 0–2
ARI: Maccelli 0+1