Moved from Nashville to Seattle Kraken in January Eeli Tolvanen scored two goals against his former club, when the Kraken defeated the Predators by as much as 7–2.
Tolvanen took the game to 2–0 with superiority and later hit his second of the night Juuse Saros with assistance. Saros tried to unload the puck, but played it straight into Tolvanen’s lap.
– He has been great since he arrived here. He’s a great guy, so it’s even better to see him back here. He just did what he does best, which is scoring goals. I’m glad he got the goals today mate Matty Beniers comment.
Tolvanen has scored 15 goals and a total of 25 power points in Seattle’s shirt, while four points were accumulated in Nashville during 13 games.
After the game, a reporter asked Nashville’s head coach From John Hyneswas it hard to watch Tolvanen score two goals in Nashville.
– I commented on the players in our team, Hynes stated briefly.
Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol instead took a stand on Tolvanen’s statements.
– What Tolvanen did today is something he has done for us all along. He has found chemistry with his chain friends, Hakstol mused.
Like Hakstol, Tolvanen has also talked about his chain friends, Oliver from Bjorkstrand and From Yanni Gourde.
– It feels like I was stuck in the fourth chain in Nashville. I got the chance to play with “Gordon” and Bjorkstrand. They are really good players and we have created a lot in the offensive area, Tolvanen said on Thursday.
Barkov strong in front of goal
Florida Captain Alexander Barkov while the Panthers bowed to the New York Rangers. Barkov won the duels and loaded two hits right in front of the goal, but the Rangers took the match 4-3 Kaapo Kako with assistance.
The second player narrowed the game to 1-2 from the loose puck and gave the pass By Filip Chytil 4–2 to the goal. Barkov’s 20th goal of the season brought the Panthers within a goal, but the team was no longer able to equalize.
– When you play against good teams, they get their own momentum during the game. They played well in the second period and defended well in the third. Now we have to gather our forces and move forward, Barkov lamented.
The loss was Florida’s third in a row. Barkov has been on a roll lately, as he is on a ten-game scoring streak with 4+12=16.
Aho scored the winning goal
Sebastian Aho succeeded in an important position as the Carolina Hurricanes celebrated a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Aho gave his team the lead from a loose puck just two and a half minutes before the end of the actual game time.
The hit was Aho’s 32nd of the season. A moment later he started again Teuvo Teräväinen a hit into an empty net. Jesperi Kotkaniemi also got a taste of the points in the match, because he passed by Stefan Noesen goal.
After the match, Aho praised himself for making 41 saves Pyotr Kotshetkov.
– He kept us in the game all evening. We had a good first set, but in the second set Toronto dominated. We weren’t smart enough. Too many puck losses on all sides of the court, Aho stated.
Transferred to St. Louis Blues this season Kasperi Kapanen on the other hand, took the points 2+1 at the expense of Anaheim Ducks. Kapanen increased his number of goals for the season to thirteen. The match ended with a 6–3 victory for St. Louis.
The results of the NHL round:
Philadelphia – Detroit 3–0
PHI: Rasmus Ristolainen 0+1.
Boston – Tampa Bay 2–1
Nashville to Seattle 2–7
NSH: Juuse Saros 32/39 saves, SEA: Eeli Tolvanen 2+0.
Los Angeles – Winnipeg 4–1
LAK: Joonas Korpisalo 25/26 saves.
Calgary to San Jose 5 to 3
SJS: Kaapo Kähkönen 25/29 saves.
Minnesota–Chicago 3 to 1
Florida – New York Rangers 3–4
FLA: Aleksander Barkov 2+0, NYR: Kaapo Kakko 1+1.
New York Islanders – Buffalo 0–2
Dallas to Vancouver 1–3
Montreal–Columbus 8 to 2
MTL: Jesse Ylönen 1+1.
New Jersey – Ottawa 5 to 3
Carolina – Toronto 5 to 3
CAR: Sebastian Aho 1+1, Teuvo Teräväinen 1+0, Jesperi Kotkaniemi 0+1.
Pittsburgh – Washington 4–3
PIT: Mikael Granlund 0+1.
Edmonton-Las Vegas 3–4 and
Anaheim-St.Louis 3-6
STL: Kasperi Kapanen 2+1