Pärssisen’s strong march forward continues – Lehkonen again with points, Haula opened his goal account for the season

15 games were played in the NHL round of ice hockey.

In the NHL, a full ice hockey round was played without one match, when the winners were decided in 15 meetings. The Finns of the Florida Panthers were on display when the team lost at home to the Calgary Flames at the end of a tight match 4-5. In the match Eetu Luostarinen scored his team’s 3–3 equalizer in the second minute of the third period.

The match was decided in a shootout, where Anton Lundell succeeded with his own winning shot. The victory for Calgary was secured by the Swedish defender Rasmus Andersson.

Pärsinen already routinely scores

A 21-year-old who came rushing to the NHL Juuso Pärssinen increased his score with an assist, but the Nashville Predators represented by the Finnish forward lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in overtime 2-3.

Pärssinen played his fourth NHL game and picked up his fifth (3+2) points when he was involved at the beginning of the game by Filip Forsberg in a 1–0 goal.

Pärssinen has enjoyed himself with Forsberg and by Mikael Granlund in the chain and proved that the move from the farm league AHL to the NHL was the right decision for the club

– He looks like an NHL player. It looks like he’s been doing this for ten years, Forsberg praised Nashville on the website (you will switch to another service).

As a 190-centimeter player, Pärssinen doesn’t shy away from tight spots, but has worked on different sides of the rink and scored goals from close range. Against Tampa, he passed the puck from the wing to the center For Mattias Ekholmwhich provided a draw for Forsberg.

– He is one of these classic Finns, two-way centers who know their responsibilities. You hate playing against them when you’re a Swede, but it’s always great to have someone like that in your team. “He’s been great,” Forsberg grinned.

Another strong evening at Lehkonen, Husso and Korpisalo facing each other

The match between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo Sabers ended 5-2 in favor of Toronto, who played at home. Buffalo goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 18 of Toronto’s 23 shots on goal.

Finnish nationalization was also seen in the Colorado Avalanche’s 4–0 victory against the Washington Capitals. Playing in Colorado Artturi Lehkonen hit the opponent’s net for his team’s fourth goal, in addition to which he had one assist.

Lehkonen’s goal was the first of the match and it came about as a result of Mikko Rantanen’s initiation. However, Rantanen was left with no points in the situation, as the puck changed direction on the way to the Capitals Alexander Ovechkin from the stage. The goal can be seen in the main video of the story.

The game between Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings ended 6–1 in favor of Detroit. Played in goal for Detroit Ville Husso blocked 27 field goal attempts, and was in Columbus’ goal Joonas Korpisalo made 31 saves.

New Jersey took a 1-5 away win over Ottawa and Erik Haula opened his goal account for the season at the same time. Saku Mäenalanen the home team Winnipeg Jets lost 0–3 to the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Rasmus Ristolainen The Philadelphia Flyers lost 4–5 to the Montreal Canadiens.

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Story updated at 10:33 a.m.: Filip Forsberg’s comments on Juuso Pärssisen added