Leevi Meriläinen, who saved the scoreless game, succeeded again between the posts of Ottawa. Jesse Puljujärvi was sent to the AHL.
Montreal Canadiens Patrick Laine scored for the first time this season with an even field goal, when the team beat Utah Hockey Club in the NHL hockey league 5–3.
The hit was the tenth of the season for the Finnish star, who scored his previous goals with superiority. Laine, who was injured at the beginning of the season, has played 15 matches.
The power point was the 400th career point for Lainee, who played his 495th NHL game. He became the seventh Finnish player to record 400 points in less than 500 games.
Others are Jari Kurri (300 in a match), Teemu Selänne (304), Mikko Rantanen (400), Sebastian Aho (444), Esa Tikkanen (444) and Alexander Barkov (465).
Laine shot from his familiar spot from the starting point to make the game 2–2 by Alex Newhook from the pass to end a handsome pattern in the second set.
Logan Cooley brought Utah to another 3–3 in the final set, but Cole Caufield and Kirby Dach secured the victory for Montreal with their goals.
Montreal is 10th in the Eastern Conference, Utah 11th in the West.
Kirby Dach said after the match that Laine’s missing even field goal has been joked about on the bench.
– Nothing in Lainee surprises us anymore. We see how he gives it his all in and out of practice. He wants to dominate every game. We definitely need such crucial guys, Dach said.
Meriläinen continues strongly
24 times blocked Leevi Meriläinen22, continued his great streak with a goal for the Ottawa Senators as the team beat the New York Islanders 2-0 away from home.
Ottawa’s goals struck Adam Gaudette and Artem Zub.
The shutout was the second of the season for the Finnish veskar, who has played seven NHL games this season. He was chosen as the number one star of the match.
Linus Ullmark’s Meriläinen, who got the opportunity after being injured, has now started Ottawa in goal in three matches, of which the team has won all of them.
The Ottawa Pack Tyler Kleven praised Merilää after the match.
– He works hard every day. I followed him last year in the AHL. I knew he was a good goalkeeper and now he gets to show his level here. He does his thing and is himself, it’s great to see, Kleven said.
Lundell settled
Anton Lundell scored the game-winning goal in the shootout as the Florida Panthers beat the New Jersey Devils in a matchup of top teams.
Colorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen tied the game against the New York Rangers at 2–2 in the second period, and Devon Toews scored Colorado’s winning goal in overtime.
The Seattle Kraken came from a 1-2 loss to a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Finished the winning goal Eeli Tolvanenand the final readings hit blank Kaapo Kako.
Jesse Puljujärvi hasn’t been able to establish his playing spot with the Penguins, and the club has now sent him to the AHL’s Wilkes Barre/Scranton.
Puljujärvi has played 25 NHL games this season with an output of 3+6=9.
Among the Finns, the San Jose Sharks also managed to score Mikael Granlundwho knuckled in for his team’s fourth goal in a 6–3 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
The Dallas Stars beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 in the top match. Stars’ Finnish striker Roope Hintz was injured in the match. According to the club, it is an upper body injury.
Corrected at 8:00 a.m.: Roope Hintz from Dallas was injured, not Miro Heiskanen.