Kaapo Kakko and Kasperi Kapanen were the Finnish scorers of the NHL round of the night.
Kaapo Kako succeeded in scoring in the NHL for a long time, when his club New York Rangers defeated the Seattle Kraken 6–3.
Rangers already took a 3-0 lead in the opening set. The opening goal was scored on Thursday by the striker who moved from St. Louis to the Rangers Vladimir Tarasenko. He scored right away in the first match in his new club, just under three minutes into the game. Only three Rangers players have achieved the same feat.
– I met Tarasenko in the morning. He is very excited. Great way to start at Rangers by scoring on the second change, Rangers pilot Gerard Gallant said (you switch to another service).
Kakko increased the numbers to 2–0 with his 10th hit of the season. Kakko had played 16 games without a goal. The Finn had painted the last time on December 22. In the current season, Kakko has made his record performance of 10+17=27 in 52 matches. The previous record was 23 power points.
of Seattle Eeli Tolvanen bait by Oliver Bjorkstrand In the second installment of the 1–4 reduction.
Both teams scored two goals in the final period, so Rangers won by three goals.
The second was chosen as the third star of the match after Tarasenko and Trocheck. A defender who moved to Rangers with Tarasenko Niko Mikkola played 14 minutes in the match.
The victory was the fourth in a row for the Rangers. Seattle is on a three game losing streak.
1+1 for Kapas
Also the Pittsburgh Penguins Kasperi Kapanen got a taste of the goal after a long time, when the Penguins defeated the Anaheim Ducks 6–3. Kapanen gave his team a 2–1 lead in the first period with a bit of luck, when his pass bounced off the stick of a Ducks defender and into the goal. The goal was Kapanen’s seventh of the season. Kapanen served at the end of the set Jeff Carter’s 3-1 hit.
Kapanen had scored his previous goal at the beginning of January.
Pittsburgh decided the match halfway through the third period, when it already took a 6–1 lead.
The victory was the second in a row for Pittsburgh, which is struggling for a playoff spot. Anaheim is the jumbo of the Pacific Division.
The Chicago Blackhawks took the Western Conference tail-end meeting with a 4-3 overtime win over the Arizona Coyotes. of Arizona Juuso Välimäki got an assist by Nick Bjugstad for a 3–3 draw. The final readings riveted Caleb Jones.
Columbus Blue Jackets’ dismal season continued when they lost to Toronto 0–3. They were responsible for the goals John Tavares (2+0) and Pierre Engvall. of Columbus Patrick Laine got almost 16 minutes of ice time. Joonas Korpisalo saved the team with a goal 38 times. The loss was the fourth in a row for the team.
NY Rangers-Seattle 6-3 (3-0, 1-1, 2-2)
N: Kaapo Kakko 1+1, S: Eeli Tolvanen 0+1.
Columbus-Toronto 0-3 (0-1, 0-0, 0-2)
C: Joonas Korpisalo 38/41 saves.
Chicago-Arizona and. 4-3 (1-2, 1-0, 1-1, 1-0)
A: Juuso Välimäki 0+1.
Anaheim-Pittsburgh 3–6 (1-3, 0-1, 2-2)
Kasperi Kapanen 1+1.
NHL results and standings.