There were plenty of events in the hockey NHL the night before Wednesday. The Washington Capitals secured their playoff spot and will face the NY Rangers.
In the hockey NHL, the night before Wednesday, important points were played.
The Washington Capitals secured their playoff spot with a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. He became the hero of the guests TJ Oshie, who shot the puck into an empty goal with three minutes left in the third period. The Flyers would have needed a victory in regular time to preserve their playoff dreams, which is why the Flyers pilot John Tortorella took the goalkeeper out of the tie just over three minutes before the end.
However, the Flyers’ playoff dreams had already crumbled before, as Detroit had leveled five seconds before the final buzzer. The Flyers’ playoff spot would have required a Detroit loss.
For the Capitals, the gift goal came in an important place, as they needed a win over the Flyers after Detroit won their own match.
Aleksandr Ovechkin gave the Capitals the lead in the opening set. He was responsible for the Flyers’ equalizer Eric Johnson.
In the first round of the playoffs, Washington will face the New York Rangers, who secured victory in the regular season. Rangers reached their club history record for wins and points in the regular season: 114 points and 55 wins.
The Detroit Red Wings climbed back from the brink of elimination Tuesday night to fight for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a 5-4 overtime victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
On the night before Wednesday, Finnish time, the teams met for the second time – again surrounded by drama. Detroit was down six seconds before the final buzzer. David Perron however, scored the Red Wings’ 4–4 equalizer in 19:55.
The Red Wings eventually took the win after a game-winning field goal contest when Patrick Kane succeeded as the third shooter in scoring.
From Finns Joel Armia got a taste of the points in the match. He provided the assist for the Canadiens’ second goal.
Despite the win, Detroit’s playoff dreams were dashed by the Capitals’ victory. Both teams reached 91 points.
Carolina’s Finnish hits are a thin consolation
The Columbus Blue Jackets, stuck at the tail end of the NHL’s Eastern Conference, surprised the second-placed Carolina when they won at home 6–3.
The Finns were responsible for all three of the Hurricanes’ hits. Jesperi Kotkaniemi from the first and Teuvo Teräväinen of the following two. Kotkaniemi also got an assist on Teräväinen’s second hit.
of Columbus Mikael Wipes got an assist on his team’s opening goal.
At the same time, Columbus broke its four-game losing streak. Carolina had won their five previous matches.
Florida Captain Alexander Barkov collected two assists as the Panthers beat Toronto 5–2 at home. Also Benefit for the Monastery recorded an assist on his team’s fifth hit.
Columbus–Carolina 6–3
Ca: Kotkaniemi 1+1, Teräväinen 2+0
Co: Wipe 0+1
Philadelphia-Washington 1-2
Monteal–Detroit vl 4–5
M: Armia 0+1
Florida-Toronto 5-2
F: Barkov 0+2, Luostarinen 0+1
Winnipeg-Seattle 4-3
Boston-Ottawa 1-3
Vegas–Chicagp, Vancouver–Calgary late