Sebastian Aho completed his 10th hit of the NHL season, which sealed the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 victory over the lowly NY Rangers.
The New York Rangers, who were still brilliant in the regular season of the NHL last season, have lost their game and the puck pride of Manhattan already suffered their 12th loss in the last 16 games.
Jimmy Vesey gave the Rangers the lead just 17 seconds into the game, but that was the end of the home team’s joy.
Sebastian Aho was free to nail down the 3–1 final scores when the home team sought an equalizer without a goalkeeper. Others were responsible for the Hurricanes’ hits William Carrier and Jack Roslovic.
Carolina ended its five-game losing streak in away games with a win.
In December, Aho has totaled 3+7 points and was left without a power mark in only one game.
Among Finns in the NHL, Aho has the second most points Mikko Rantanen after. Carolina’s leading star has scored 35 (10+25) points in the 32 games he has played.
Carolina forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi couldn’t score with less than 13 minutes of ice time. In eight games in December, he has scored two goals.
Rangers’ Finnish defender Urho Vaakanainen got the fifth most responsibility among his team’s defenders and was one of the few Rangers players to get a plus in the power statistic.