The NHL round of 14 matches saw smooth twists and decisive hits from the Finnish stars. Dallas and Nashville grabbed important wins for their playoffs.
17.4. 09: 09 • Updated April 17. 09:35
Mikko Rantanen the goal and two assists propelled the Colorado Avalanche to a 7-4 victory over Carolina Hurricanes in the hockey NHL.
The Finnish striker fired the host team into the 6–3 lead at the beginning of the third set and fed a moment later Nathan MacKinnonin final readings. Rantanen was also scored as the second goalkeeper for MacKinnon’s 2-0 goal in the opening round.
On the night before Friday, Rantanen broke his previous record in Finnish time and is fast approaching the 100-point mark. So far, he has scored 91 points.
Rantanen rarely plays one- and two-point matches that night, but his previous three-point match is at the end of February.
The Finns of the opposing team Carolina also got points. Sebastian Aho made Carolina a 5-3 hit in the second installment. Aho have scored 35 goals this season, one less than Rantanen.
See Sebastian Aho’s paint on the Twitter embedding above.
Teuvo Sharp bait Andrei Svetshnikovin In the final batch of 4-6 reduction paint. The entry point for Teräväinen was 41st in the season.
Colorado was also played in the match Artturi Lehkonen and Carolina Jesperi Kotkaniemi, but they missed power points. Carolina goalkeeper Antti Raanta played just over four minutes at the end of the match.
With its ninth consecutive victory, Colorado secured first place in the western block. It also leads the whole league: the difference with second place Florida is four points. Florida will face Detroit in a TV match on on Sunday night. The broadcast on TV2 and Arena will start at 8.30 pm.
Dallas took an important victory over San Jose
Dallas Stars has stuck hockey on the wild card of the NHL Western Block playoffs and is holding on to it. Now the Texas team won the San Jose Sharks 2-1 at home.
Finnish defender Esa Lindell took its 20th entry point of the season when Michael Raffl struck the hosts with a 2-0 lead with force.
Sharks guard Kaapo Kähkönen blocked 24 shots out of 26.
Dallas are tied with Nashville Predators at the top of the wild card list. Dallas have won three of their last four matches. The good mood should continue with a three-match away tour in Canada if Dallas likes the playoffs.
Nashville also took a valuable win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. Mikael Granlund in the final round, the Finnish goalkeeper in Chicago passed the 4–3 victory goal Kevin Lankisen. Granlund also scored from the match.
The Finns of Nashville excelled in the match, too Eeli Tolvanen succeeded in scoring and Juuse Saros stretched to the puck 23 times. The opposing goalkeeper Lankinen blocked 28 times.
In addition to Granlund, Saturday’s NHL round also saw him as the winner Erik Haulawho hit the Boston Bruins ’2-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Kakko was injured again
There was bad news in New York. Rangers striker only played after his nearly three-month break from his fourth game Kaapo Kakko had to leave the pitch in the middle of the match against Detroit Red Wings.
Kakko, 21, fell in the opening round in a wrestling situation against the sidelines, hurt his leg and slipped out of the trough after a while.
“I don’t think it’s anything serious, but we’ll know more tomorrow,” head coach Gerard Gallant said on the NHL website.
The Rangers beat Detroit 4-0.
Husso conceded four goals in the final, but St. Louis won
At home, the St. Louis Blues lost a 4-1 lead in their home game as the Minnesota Wild scored the third set with four goals to 5-5. In overtime, however, St. Louis celebrated, whose victory was decided Brayden Schenn in time 60.56.
Ville Husso defeated 31 shots in the winning match, although bent in the third set Fourth.
Minnesotan Kirill Kaprizovin The 5–5 draw was the 43rd of the season for the Russian and Wild’s record.
Buffalo Sabers rose from 0-2 loss to 4-3 home win over Philadelphia Flyers Henri Jokiharjun with the assistance of. Jokiharju got the entry point for Buffalo’s 1-2 reduction in the second set.
A steady twist was also seen in Seattle, where home team Kraken struggled for a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils in the winning goal race. New Jersey Janne Kuokkanen kicked the pitch.
NHL night and Saturday night results
Nashville – Chicago 4-3
Boston – Pittsburgh 2–1
NY Rangers – Detroit 4-0
St. Louis – Minnesota and. 6–5
Edmonton – Vegas 4-0
Buffalo – Philadelphia 4-3
Montreal – Washington 4-8
Ottawa – Toronto and. 4-5
Tampa Bay – Winnipeg 7-4
Dallas – San Jose 2–1
Colorado – Carolina 7-4
Seattle – New Jersey vl. 4–3
Calgary – Arizona 9-1
Los Angeles – Columbus 2–1