In the hockey NHL, Rangers’ Kaapo Kakko was able to surprise his namesake Kaapo Kähkönen against the Devils with a pass once.
The New York Rangers took a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils at home at the end of a game full of changes.
The match, which was played early on Thursday morning Finnish time, got off to a fast start, as no less than eight field players received the shower command after two seconds of play and their game ended there. All the players on the field, except the goalkeepers, got together in the form of a fight.
Of those who shook their fists, only the home team Rangers Jimmy Vesey and the away team Devils Curtis Lazar avoided shower commands.
The most anticipated of the skirmishes was between the power forwards Matt Rempen and Kurtis MacDermidin showdown.
The 21-year-old Rempe, who is playing his rookie season in the NHL, has been one of the most talked-about players of the season. The tough Canadian has confused with his tricks in almost every match of the season.
Rempe, who represents Rangers, has been on the ice against the Devils for only about five minutes in three games this season, and has sat on the bench for a total of 47 minutes.
Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette told recently, that he would like to see Rempe avoid staged fights and see more of him playing the game. However, Rempe’s operations have not changed.
– You can’t fight everyone you tackle, Laviolette said.
Rempe has finished 14 matches with power points of 1+1.
The match was played to the end with exceptionally few field players. Both teams had 14 field players left after the jet orders, which is only three less field players instead of the normal four.
A lot of responsibility accrued to certain players. Of the New Yorkers who played with four defenders Adam Fox logged 29.39 minutes of ice time and the Swedish defender Erik Gustafsson 29.42 minutes.
Devils head coach Travis Green told about the fatigue of his players after the match.
– When you have (remaining) four defenders who have not played understrength before, they are tired.
The second hit behind Kähkönen
The first set was dominated by the Rangers as the team scored twice. As scorers Artemi Panarin and Alex Lafreniere. In the second set, the Devils got into the game well and took a 3-2 lead after the middle of the set, the Swiss captain by Nico Hischier by hitting
In the third set, the home team’s Finnish striker Kaapo Kako stepped forward. In the defensive end of the Rangers, a Devils defender Luke Hughes broke the shot while adjusting his stick, after which Kakko took control of the puck and shot a drive through, where his namesake was in front Kaapo Kähkönen. Kähkönen, who made 37 saves in the match with the Devils’ goal, was unable to stop Kako’s goal attempt, as the 23-year-old attacker placed the puck in the upper right corner with a precise wrist shot.
The goal was Kako’s 13th of the season. The streak is now five games, which eclipses Kako’s previous record.
This is how Kako’s goal was announced at Madison Square Garden. (Tweet below)
The home team Chris Kreider directed the game-winning goal for the Rangers about five minutes before the end of regular time off a layup by Fox and Panarin.
Rangers have won all four meetings between the teams this season. The New Yorkers have also secured a playoff spot.
The Devils are six points behind the Washington Capitals and the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference with six games remaining.