Detroit’s Finnish defenseman in the ice hockey NHL Olli Määttä play a balanced season. Detroit, who signed Määtä’s two-year contract extension earlier this season, has also noticed the good all-around defender’s excellent skills on the defensive end.
In recent years, the power points have been low, but now he is playing his most efficient season in five years. Määttä increased his points bag in the NHL round of the night by two points, when he got 1+1 against Toronto.
After just over a minute, Määtt struck elegantly from a through drive and scored an assist for his team’s third goal. Detroit took a 5-2 away victory over Toronto.
Määtta has scored 6+15=21 in 72 matches this season. Born in 1994, the defenseman has scored more points in only two seasons during his ten-year NHL career.
Nine years ago, he scored nine goals and 29 points in his rookie season. Määtt also reached the same score five years ago.
Detroit Captain Dylan Larkin scored his second career hat trick against Toronto.
Puljujärvi finally scores in Carolina
Traded from Columbus to the Los Angeles Kings a month ago Joonas Korpisalo was in a good mood as the Kings beat Vancouver 4-1. Korpisalo had 24 saves.
Jesse Puljujärvi finally scored his first power point for the Carolina Hurricanes, when the group belonging to the NHL’s top teams beat the New York Islanders 2–1.
Puljujärvi found with his insightful pass Jesperi Kotkaniemi, who tapped in Carolina’s opening goal. The native of Tornio had time to score ten matches in Carolina’s shirt, and in addition, he occasionally played a couple of matches on the side of the stand.
Carolina’s 2–1 winning goal was scored in the final set Jordan Martinook.
About other Finns in Carolina Sebastian Aho missed points, goalkeeper Antti Raanta was on flute shift and Teuvo Teräväinen sick.
The loss was a tough one for the New York Islanders, as the team is battling for the last two playoff spots in the Eastern Conference with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers.
Finnish time in the match played on Sunday Kaapo Kako scored as the New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 5–2.
NHL results for April 3, 2023
Washington-NY Rangers 2–5 (0–2, 1–1, 1–2)
NYR: Kaapo Kakko 1+0.
St. Louis-Boston vl. 3-4 (0–1, 1–2, 2–0, 0–0, 0–1)
Carolina-NY Islanders 2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
C: Jesperi Kotkaniemi 1+0, Jesse Puljujärvi 0+1.
Columbus-Ottawa and. 4–3 (2–3, 0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
Pittsburgh-Philadelphia 4–2 (2–0, 1–0, 1–2)
Pi: Mikael Granlund 0+1.
Winnipeg-New Jersey 6–1 (2–0, 2–0, 2–1)
Toronto-Detroit 2–5 (1–3, 0–0, 1–2)
D: Olli Määtta 1+1.
Vancouver-Los Angeles 1–4 (1–1, 0–1, 0–2)
L: Joonas Korpisalo 24/25 saves.
Calgary-Anaheim 5-4 (0-2, 3-2, 2-0)