Sebastian Aho had a two-point night in the NHL. Kasperi Kapanen also got a taste of the goal.
Sebastian Aho was in the air when the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New Jersey Devils with a score of 5-2 in the hockey NHL.
Aho tied the game in the third set and got an assist later as well by Jack Roslovic to the second hit of the evening.
The Devils were in the lead for a long time in the match, but Aho’s 2-2 equalizer turned the tide. In the middle of the final set, Carolina already took the lead when Jackson Blake steered with superiority Jesperi Kotkaniemi shot into the net.
In the fight, an old fighting couple from the spring 2023 playoffs also came to the fore. That’s when Aho fought the Devils superstar by Jack Hughes with. This time, Aho and Hughes were content only to talk to each other for a longer time on the way to the changing pens.
However, both Hughes brothers had a thing for the Finns. Also Jack’s little brother Luke and Aho were captured on TV pictures punching each other during the match.
The heat of emotions could affect what the Carolina goalkeeper, who made 36 saves, was like Jake Allen experienced the match.
– It felt like a playoff match. This was a good battle test for us, Allen commented according to the NHL.
Kapanen continued in the finish line
Kasperi Kapanen, who was traded to Edmonton in November, scored for the third time in his new club, when the Oilers lost to the Los Angeles Kings in overtime with 3–4 goals.
Kapanen scooped the first goal of the match in the opening set at the end of a direct attack, when Darcy Kuemper repelled Connor Brown’s in front of the shot. The goal was Kapanen’s fourth of the season.