The matchup between Colorado and Philadelphia saw a nasty incident when Colorado defender Josh Mason collided with referee Mitch Dunning.
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Jaakko Servo
Colorado Avalanche in ice hockey’s NHL Mikko Rantanen contributed himself to the power points when the Philadelphia Flyers fell on their home ice with a score of 2-3.
Rantanen, who collected 12+15 power points during the current season, passed Casey Mittelstadt and Cale Makarin superiority goals. Rantanen is ranked sixth in the NHL point exchange.
The Philadelphians scored both of their goals only in the last ten minutes of the game, and melted Colorado’s goal with their guards Justus Annusen hopes for a draw. Annunen stopped the puck a total of 24 times.
The first period of the match was stopped momentarily when Colorado’s defender Josh Mason collided with the referee skating backwards to Mitch Dunning. Dunning was carried off the ice on a stretcher and transported to the hospital as a precaution.
NHL announcedthat Dunning’s senses function normally and he is able to communicate and can move all his limbs.
Dunning whistled his first NHL game in March 2019. He has accumulated 237 NHL games.
A goal for Lindell
The Dallas Stars experienced a 2-4 loss at home to the Anaheim Ducks.
Finnish defender of the home team Esa Lindell scored his second goal of the season in the match. The 30-year-old Lindell’s balance in 17 matches of the season is now eight points (2+6).
The best single performance of the match was seen in the final set. In a season that started off in a great mood, reached Dallas Matt Duchene rose from the left side towards the goal and spectacularly galloped both the Anaheim defense and the goalkeeper Lukas Dostal (X-inset from paint below).
The 30-year-old Canadian forward is on pace for more than 100 power points for the first time in his NHL career, when 21 points (10+11) have already been generated in 17 games. With that, he shares 18th place in the points market of the entire series.
A win for Montreal
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Edmonton Oilers in their home arena with a score of 3-0. As the only Finnish player on the ice, he played about 14 and a half minutes Joel Armia.
Moved to Montreal Patrick Laine is still on the sidelines after injuring his knee in a practice match in September. Laine’s last NHL game is from the middle of December last year.