The Dallas Stars defeated the Buffalo Sabers in the away arena with 10–4 goals in the hockey league NHL. The Finnish players of Dallas were very visible in the match, because Jani Hakanpää, Joel Kiviranta and Miro Heiskanen collected two power points each in the match. In addition Roope Hintz scored a goal, which was the man’s 30th of the season. Hakanpää and Heiskanen scored two goals and Kiviranta’s performance was 1+1.
Dallas is in hot pursuit of the Western Conference victory, as the team has won five of its last seven games. The Stars are third in their conference, just one point behind leader Vegas.
Buffalo’s vibe is the opposite. The team has lost three matches in a row and five of their last six games.
Buffalo was still involved in the match in the third period, when Jeff Skinner reduced the situation to 3–5 at the beginning of the final set. After that, Dallas ran away as the team scored four goals in about three minutes. The last of these was tapped by Roope Hintz.
From the beginning, Dallas was a step ahead in terms of play, because in addition to the 10 goals conceded, Buffalo’s goalkeeper Eric Comrie recorded no fewer than 39 saves.
– We came into the match strong, the first set was good. Everyone played their part, this was a strong performance from us, Dallas captain Jamie Benn said after the match.
This was the second time in Dallas club history that the team reached double-digit goals.
Colorado’s dark streak continued
Last year’s champion Colorado lost in the night round to the Los Angeles Kings at home 2-5. At the same time, the team continued its weak period, as Colorado has lost four of its last five games. In losing matches, the team has conceded no less than 22 goals.
Finnish striker Mikko Rantanen picked up an assist on Colorado’s second hit. Due to the losses, Rantasenki, who played a lot of minutes this season, has lost his hot temper, as only three power points have been generated in five matches.
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The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 at the end of the shootout. of New Jersey Erik Haula scored his team’s second goal.
The attacker from Pori has been in great shape in recent games, as Haula has scored a total of three goals in his last two matches. Haula’s points balance for this season is now 8+25.
The battle for first place in the entire regular season got a little tighter, when Boston, the leader in the series, lost to Edmonton 3–4, and second-place Carolina beat Philadelphia 1–0. Both teams still have 19 matches left, and the point difference between the teams is nine points.
NHL results
Buffalo-Dallas 4–10 (1–3, 1–2, 2–5)
D: Joel Kiviranta 1+1, Jani Hakanpää 0+2, Miro Heiskanen 0+2, Roope Hintz 1+0.
Pittsburgh-NY Islanders and. 3–4 (2–1, 1–0, 0–2, 0–1)
Montreal-NY Rangers vl. 3–4 (2–1, 1–2, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
Washington-New Jersey vl. 2–3 (1–0, 1–2, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
N: Erik Haula 1+0.
Carolina-Philadelphia 1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
Tampa Bay-Las Vegas and. 3–4 (1–1, 0–0, 2–2, 0–1)
Boston-Edmonton 2–3 (2–0, 0–1, 0–2)
St. Louis-San Jose 4–2 (1–1, 1–1, 2–0)
St.: Kasperi Kapanen 0+1, Sa: Kaapo Kähkönen 26/30 saves.
Colorado-Los Angeles 2–5 (0–2, 1–0, 1–3)
C: Mikko Rantanen 0+1, L: Joonas Korpisalo 28/30 saves.
Arizona-Nashville 4–1 (1–0, 0–0, 3–1)
A: Matias Maccelli 0+1, N: Juuse Saros 39/42 saves.
Seattle-Ottawa 4–5 (1–3, 2–0, 1–2)