In the hockey NHL, the playoffs continued with four games. Winnipeg kept Colorado tight for two sets, but in the end Colorado pulled out a crushing victory.
Pertti Lappalainen,
STT Sports
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The Finns of the Colorado Avalanche were lifting their team to a 6–2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in the playoffs of the hockey league NHL.
Colorado was in the third match of the playoff series with a 1–2 loss after two sets, but crushed the visiting team with goals 5–0 in the final set.
Winnipeg took two ices at the beginning of the third period, of which Gabriel Vilardin a 2+2-minute penalty was awarded for a high stick, when the defender Devon Toews the face split open from the blow of the club. Colorado got their number one star winged on the charm in front of a loud home crowd and ran away to a 4-2 lead in a good eight minutes.
The fourth goal was completed by the fierce Finnish winger Artturi Lehkonen. In addition to Lehkonen, they succeeded at the beginning of the final set Nathan MacKinnon and Valery Nitshuškin by force.
The home team’s number one advantage played wild minutes and, for example, both of the advantage situations at the beginning of the third period were complete. Star striker Mikko Rantanen the playing time in the match was 24.06 minutes. The head coach by Jared Bednar however, the gamble produced the desired result in a crushing victory.
Zach Parise took Colorado to a 1–0 lead in the opening set. Also Ross Colton and the experienced Toews managed to score. Rantanen registered two assist points and a Yankee center in the match Casey Mittelstadt as many as three.
At the end of the intense struggle, emotions boiled over, when first, just under a minute before the end, Colorado’s Miles Wood and Winnipeg Adam Lowry drifted into the nose hole and the other players were content to rustle in the corner. When the final buzzer sounded, all the players on the field drifted into the showdown.
A total of 22 minutes of penalties were awarded for the situations.
Colorado leads the series 2–1. Advances to the next round with four wins.
Saros’ confusing statistic
The Nashville Predators suffered a stinging three-game losing streak in their first home game of the series. Vancouver Canucks punished twice with superiority and won the match 2–1.
JT Miller scored Vancouver’s opening goal in the first period and Brock Boeser doubled the lead in the second period.
Nashville was also able to play with superiority five times during the match, but there was no result. Finished the home team’s only goal Luke Evangelista just over three minutes before the final buzzer.
Twice passed in the goal of Nashville Juuse Saros made only 10 saves in the match. Vancouver was bluntly efficient and Saros’ save percentage remained at 83.3.
At the other end Casey DeSmith again had to work hard, because the American keeper, who only conceded a goal in the last minutes of the match, made 29 saves.
Vancouver leads the match series with a 2–1 win. The fourth match will be played in Nashville the night before Monday Finnish time.
Predators said on Thursday that they have invited the Finnish forward Juuso Pärsisnen back to his NHL team from the farm league AHL. However, Pärssi has not yet been seen in the triple play in Nashville’s lineup.
Kaapo Kako The New York Rangers, on the other hand, continued their clean streak by already taking their third victory over the Washington Capitals. This time, Rangers won 3–1 away from home.
of Washington John Carlson gave the home team the lead early in the first period, but just half a minute later by Chris Kreider directed goal brought the match level. A couple of minutes later, Rangers already took the lead Barclay Goodrow with an underpowered goal. Vincent Trocheck finished the final readings with superiority in the second set.
Kako got about ten minutes of ice time in the match.
The Rangers have a chance to send the Capitals on summer vacation in the next game, which will be played in Washington on Monday night Finnish time.
In the last match of the Western Conference, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings by as many as 6–1. Edmonton Pier Zach Hyman continued his wild mood in the away bowl, when he scored two goals and increased his goal balance in the playoffs to six. The points balance of the three games is 6+1.
The Oilers lead the series with a 2–1 win.