Colorado issued a storm warning with a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Brad Lambert, who debuted in the NHL, scored points in the final round of the regular season.
The Colorado Avalanche made a move in their final regular season game of the NHL season when they defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-1.
In their previous two games, Colorado had first lost to the Winnipeg Jets 0–7 and then lost a 3–0 lead against the Vegas Golden Knights in a game that Vegas won 4–3 in overtime.
In the opening set against the Oilers, the Avalanche went 4-0 on the board in ten minutes, when Valery Nitshuškin hit twice, and Mikko Rantanen and Josh Manson each once.
Artturi Lehkonen gave a cross pass for Nitšushkin’s opening goal. Dylan Holloway narrowed even more at the end of the opening set. Zach Parise struck Final readings in the second set.
Justus Annunen made 25 saves in goal against Colorado.
Rantanen registered 42+62=104 power in the regular season, which justifies the points exchange instead of eighth.
The points exchange was won by Tampa Bay Nikita Kucherov, which netted the powers 44+100=144. Colorado, who provided two goal assists in the Edmonton match Nathan MacKinnon was second (51+89=140).
Lambert has a great NHL opening
The Winnipeg Jets, who face Colorado in the first round of the playoffs, picked up the Finnish-Canadian forward by Brad Lambert From the AHL to the final round match against the Vancouver Canucks.
Lambert, who played in the first chain, was involved in the scoring in his first NHL game, when he marked the second assist Gabriel Vilardin to a 1–1 draw. Winnipeg won the match 4–2 and ended the regular season with an eight game winning streak.
Debuted like a Finn Nikita Chibrikov (1+0) immediately succeeded in scoring.
Lambert received an invitation to the Jets during the AHL team Manitoba Moose’s away game trip in Milwaukee.
– After the match, Chibrikov and I were called. When we were told we were coming here, the feeling was incredible. My dream came true. I couldn’t believe it until now, said Lambert, who was chosen as the second star of the match.
Lambert has played effectively in the AHL. He has scored 20+34 points in 63 games in the series this season, with which he is second in the statistics of AHL rookies and leads the team’s internal point exchange.
of the San Jose Sharks Mikael Granlund ended his season on a 13-game point streak as the Sharks fell to the Calgary Flames 1–5.
Anaheim Ducks, who are out of the playoffs, beat the reigning champion Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 Frank Vatrano thanks to a hat trick, and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in overtime 5–4.
The results were secured by the last open playoff pairs. Vegas will face Dallas and the Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oilers in the opening round.
In the sixth game of the evening, Seattle Kranen beat Minnesota Wild 4–3.
The first playoff games will be played on April 20, US time.
Atlantic Division
Florida Panthers – Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Finns: Aleksander Barkov, Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen, Niko Mikkola.
Boston Bruins – Toronto Maple Leafs
Metropolitan Division
New York Rangers – Washington Capitals
Rangers’ Finns: Kaapo Kakko
Carolina Hurricanes – New York Islanders
Carolina’s Finns: Sebastian Aho, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Teuvo Teräväinen
Central Division
Dallas Stars – Vegas Golden Knights
Finns from Dallas: Roope Hintz, Jani Hakanpää, Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell
Winnipeg Jets – Colorado Avalanche
Winnipeg Finns: Brad Lambert, Rasmus Kupari
The Finns of Colorado: Mikko Rantanen, Artturi Lehkonen, Joel Kiviranta, Justus Annunen
Pacific Division
Vancouver Canucks – Nashville Predators
The Finns of Nashville: Kevin Lankinen, Juuse Saros
Edmonton Oilers – Los Angeles Kings
Minnesota-Seattle 3–4 (1-0, 0-1, 2-3)
Winnipeg-Vancouver 4–2 (1-1, 1-1, 2-0)
W: Brad Lambert 0+1.
Los Angeles-Chicago and. 5–4 (0-1, 3-0, 1-3, 1-0)
Colorado-Edmonton 5–1 (4-1, 0-0, 1-0)
C: Mikko Rantanen 1+0, Artturi Lehkonen 0+1, Justus Annunen 25/26 saves.
Las Vegas-Anaheim 1–4 (0-0, 1-1, 0-3)
Calgary-San Jose 5–1 (2-0, 3-0, 0-1)
S: Mikael Granlund 0+1.
Standings.