Mitch Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who rarely indulges in hat tricks, shined as a goal injector. Aleksander Barkov continued his effective tone.
of the Toronto Maple Leafs Mitch Marner, 26, has been one of the best and most effective forwards in the NHL for years. However, he is better known for his game-reading skills, and prior to Thursday’s NHL round, Marner had only scored one hat trick in his eight-season career.
Marner’s second career NHL three-goal night came against the Seattle Krakean. The skill forward, who scored his first two goals through power play, completed his hat trick at the end of the second period, when he broke through and moved the puck into the Seattle goal.
Marner’s truly outstanding night culminated in the game-winning field goal after overtime, when he dunked the puck by Philip Grubauer to guard the goal.
Eeli Tolvanen scored his sixth goal of the season against Toronto.
Toronto is known for its dynamic front four, From Auston Matthewsof Marner, About John Tavares and of William Nylander. Somewhat surprisingly, Nylander has waved the strongest pace stick this season with his 28 points. Marner has 23 points.
In the match between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins, a rare situation was seen when Pittsburgh’s goaltender Tristan Jarry tipped the puck into the empty goal at the end. The Penguins won the match 4–2.
A goal that looks like Barkov
Florida’s captain was the most effective of the Finns Alexander Barkov, who scored 1+1 in Florida’s 5–1 win over Montreal. The Finn’s opening goal of the match was skillful. He intercepted a Montreal player’s pass and eventually scored himself.
Barkov has scored 1+4 in the previous two matches. In addition to Barkov and Tolvanen, Carolina scored a goal from the Finns Sebastian Aho In a 4–5 overtime loss against the New York Islanders, Nashville Juuso Pärssinen In a 1-6 loss against Minnesota.
of Colorado Mikko Rantanen had two assists in the team’s 3–4 overtime loss to the Arizona Coyotes.