The one who got to play hockey in the NHL for the first time in the jersey of the New York Islanders Aatu Räty could hardly have wished for a better debut.
The Islanders beat Florida 5–1 and Räty scored himself in the third period. Watch the goal in the video below.
– The whole day felt surreal. This is something I’ve always wanted to do. This was really special, Räty said and thanked the home crowd on the Islanders Twitter account. (you switch to another service)
Räty, 20, grew up in Kärppie and has played the first season in the AHL in the jersey of the Bridgeport Islanders. The center forward was promoted to the NHL lineup during the match, when the center of the Islanders’ four court Casey Cizikas was injured in the previous match.
A club record for Carolina
Carolina, which also played on its home court, took victory over Philadelphia with goals of 6–5.
For Carolina, the victory was already the eighth in a row. At the same time, the team reached the series points for the 14th time in a row, which is a new record for the team in club history.
Carolina Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Teuvo Teräväinen tied the team’s goal difference when Kotkaniemi scored at the end of the second period from Teräväinen’s pass.
A Finnish star was also seen in Kaukalo for a long time Sebastian Aho, who has been sidelined due to injury. However, Aho did not reach the power points.
In the ranks of Philadelphia Rasmus Ristolainen got an assist in the match.
The Finns of Dallas forged goals
The NHL’s Finnish stars were also able to score points Roope Hintz, who scored two goals for the victorious Dallas Stars against Montreal. He also scored a goal for Dallas Joel Kivirantaand the host team finally took the victory with goals 4–2.
Dallas was already two goals behind in the match, but Hintz’s hits brought the team back into the game.
Colorado defeated Nashville 3–2 away from home. of Colorado Mikko Rantanen scored 1+1 power points in the match, and a teammate Artturi Lehkonen got an assist.
With the goal of Nashville Juuse Saros made 43 saves.
A club record for Carolina
Carolina, which also played on its home court, took victory over Philadelphia with goals of 6–5.
For Carolina, the victory was already the eighth in a row. At the same time, the team reached the series points for the 14th time in a row, which is a new record for the team in club history.
Carolina Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Teuvo Teräväinen tied the team’s goal difference when Kotkaniemi scored at the end of the second period from Teräväinen’s pass.
A Finnish star was also seen in Kaukalo for a long time Sebastian Aho, who has been sidelined due to injury. However, Aho did not reach the power points.
In the ranks of Philadelphia Rasmus Ristolainen got an assist in the match.
Washington’s Russian star player Alexander Ovechkin scored two goals in Winnipeg’s net, making him the second highest scorer in the NHL. There are now 802 hits in the pile. Ovechkin became the third player all-time to break the 800 regular season goal mark only last week.
Retired in 1999 Wayne Gretzky is the all-time leader with 894 goals. Washington beat Winnipeg 4–1.
The results of the NHL round:
New Jersey–Boston 3–4
Carolina–Philadelphia 6–5 (C: Kotkaniemi 1+0, Teräväinen 0+1; P: Ristolainen 0+1)
Washington–Winnipeg 4–1
NY Islanders–Florida 5–1 (N: Räty 1+0)
Nashville–Colorado 2–3 and. (C: Rantanen 1+1, Lehkonen 0+1)
Dallas–Montreal 4–2 (D: Hintz 2+0, Kiviranta 1+0)
Chicago–Columbus 5–2
Edmonton-Vancouver 2-5
Arizona–Los Angeles 2–1 yr.
Vegas–St. Louis, Anaheim–Calgary in progress.