will show two NHL playoff games on Sunday, April 23. The match New York Islanders – Carolina can be watched on TV2 and Areena starting at 20:00. After that, we move on to the Florida–Boston match (around 10:30 p.m.).
Mikko Rantanen and Artturi Lehkonen represented by the reigning NHL champion Colorado Avalanche suffered a surprise loss in the opening round of the playoffs Eeli Tolvanen For the Seattle Kraken. Seattle claimed a 3–1 away victory over Colorado and took a 1–0 lead in the match series.
The Finnish strikers were responsible for the first two goals of the match, when Tolvanen gave the visitors a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute and Rantanen tied the game at 1-1 nine minutes later.
Tolvanen, chosen as the three star of the match, took advantage of the Avalanche pack Devon Toews flashed behind his own goal and flashed the puck freely in front of the goal.
Rantanen, on the other hand, skillfully guided the puck in directly from the corner of the goal by Nathan MacKinnon input.
In addition to Tolvanen, the playoff newcomer’s goals were also responsible for a successful one in the second set Alex Wennberg (1+1) and scored at the beginning of the third period Morgan Geekie.
Tolvane liked the historic goal.
– It was great to score the first goal in the club’s playoff history. We talked before the game about how important the first ten minutes are. We played hard all night. When you play a lot on the offensive end, you don’t have to defend as much, Tolvanen, who played the entire game against Colorado’s number one player, smiled in a TV interview.
Tolvanen moved from the colors of the Nashville Predators to Seattle in the middle of the season. In Kraken’s shirt, the Finnish striker has risen to an important role.
– I was a bit unsure when I came to Kraken, but everything has gone well.
At the end of the final set, Avalanche chased a narrow goal without a goalie, but the reigning champion couldn’t get closer to the post. Colorado’s streak was dampened by Lehkonen’s win in 55:59.
– The first thing that caught my eye was our finish. It wasn’t just about our attacking game. We gave Seattle two hits from our defensive mistakes, they were gifts to the opponent, the Colorado pilot Jared Bednar regretted at the press conference.
The teams will meet next time on the night before Friday Finnish time. Four wins are required for a place in the semifinals of the western division.
The Rangers showed the Devils where the locker was
The New York Rangers opened their playoffs with a 5–1 away win over the neighboring New Jersey Devils.
In Koitos, the Finns made it to the hotspots in New York Kaapo Kako, who played just under 15 minutes. The second picked up an assist for the last goal of the match, which was scored into an empty net by the Czech striker Filip Chytil.
Rangers had the most points in the match Adam Fox, who didn’t score a single goal but was responsible for four of the team’s five goals. He was the hardest scorer Chris Kreiderwho scored two of Rangers’ goals.
The New York Rangers advanced to the playoffs from the regular season in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. From the first round of the playoffs, we advance to the quarterfinals with four wins in the match series.
Tampa Bay took hope from Toronto
The Tampa Bay Lightning took a significant 7-3 away win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The toughest scorers in the match were from Tampa Bay Nikita Kucherov and Corey Perrywho each had a goal and two assists, and Toronto Mitchell Marnerwho was assisting on each of his team’s three goals.
The Lightning paid a high price for the victory when the star defenseman Victor Hedmancenter forward Michael Eyssimont and defender Erik Cernak were injured in the match.
Tampa Bay head coach By Jon Cooper according to Hedman can be seen in real action already in the teams’ next match.
In the regular season, Tampa Bay finished sixth in the Eastern Conference behind the New York Rangers.
About 75 stitches in the corner of the Jets forward’s eye
The Winnipeg Jets defeated the pre-favorite Vegas Golden Knights 5–1 away from home. Blake Wheeler was Winnipeg’s power man with 1+2 points.
The opening set of the match saw a dangerous situation when the Vegas keeper Laurent Brossoit the skate hit the Jets forward unintentionally in the goal lead jam Morgan Barron’s to the face. A bleeding Barron was taken to the locker room to be patched up.
According to media reports, Barron, who suffered a lot, received approximately 75 stitches in the corner of his eye. Despite this, Barron returned to the ice in the second period.
From the 1st round of the NHL playoffs:
New Jersey–NY Rangers 1–5 NYR: Second 0+1 Wins 0-1
Toronto–Tampa Bay 3–7 Wins 0–1
Vegas to Winnipeg 1–5 Wins 0-1
Colorado–Seattle 1–3 COL: Rantanen 1+0 SEA: Tolvanen 1+0 Wins 0–1