Sebastian Aho has gone on a four-game scoring streak. As many as seven goals have been scored during the power pipe.
30.1. 7:58•Updated 30.1. 8:03 am
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins in the top game of the NHL with a score of 4–1. The home team Carolina took its fifth consecutive victory and caused the top team Boston its third consecutive loss.
Carolina Sebastian Aho scored the opening goal of the match. Aho seized the puck in his own area, ran through and shot the puck in accurately. The Finnish forward ran through after depriving Boston’s star forward of the puck From David Pastrnak. The hit was Aho’s 21st of the season, and he now has 44 power points (21+23) in 42 games.
Aho, who succeeded in scoring in the fourth consecutive match, was chosen as the three star of the match. During his streak, Aho has already scored seven goals.
For Carolina, which leads the Metropolitan division, the victory was already the fifth in a row.
– There is a reason why Boston is at the top of the league. We had to do our best, Aho told the press after the game.
Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour lavishly praised the Finnish star who scored a handsome goal.
– It seems that Aho has raised his level by one notch again. He plays at a high level, Brind’Amour mused.
Boston went without a power play goal now for the third time in a row, although the team had six chances to do so. The Hurricanes scored one overtime goal and one into an empty net.
– Carolina creates a lot of pressure everywhere. Tackles led to turnovers, we just didn’t create enough chances, Bruins pilot Jim Montgomery your sum.
Hurricanes’ Antti Raanta served as wicketkeeper, because Frederik Andersen had recovered to playing condition. The Danish goalkeeper, who suffered an upper body injury on Wednesday last week, stopped the puck 24 times. The Danish guard’s last five games have ended in a victory for Carolina.
In the second match of the night’s NHL round, the Toronto Maple Leafs, who are fighting for the top spot in the Eastern Conference with Carolina and Boston, beat the Washington Capitals 5–1.
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The results of the NHL round:
Toronto–Washington 5 to 1
Carolina–Boston 4–1 CAR: Aho 1+0