The Carolina Hurricanes are in a tight spot.
Carolina–New York 2–3 je. (wins 0–3)
Dallas–Colorado 5–3 (wins 1–1)
Ice hockey In the NHL, the New York Rangers took an even firmer grip on the playoff spot when they defeated the Carolina Hurricanes for the third time in a row. Rangers leads the match series 3–0 and is one win away from the continuation.
New York secured Thursday’s 3–2 victory in overtime. The Russian star became the hero of Rangers Artemi Panarinwho scored the winning goal for the New Yorkers, barely two minutes into overtime.
The Carolina Hurricanes are close to a true disaster. The champion candidate, who made big investments this season, lost the first two games of the series in New York and the first game at home in Raleigh the night before Friday.
The “Finnish team” of the NHL lost to the Florida Panthers in the conference finals last season with straight match wins 4–0. Now the same thing is happening against the Rangers a round earlier.
Carolina’s number one star Sebastian Aho netted his team’s 2-2 tie at the end of the closing period as the Hurricanes chased the equalizer without a goaltender.
The Hurricanes’ celebration was cut short when the Rangers gave Carolina a hard time at the start of the 1st overtime period.
The Hurricanes shot at the Rangers’ goal on their home ice no less than 47 times, while the Rangers’ shot balance was 25.
Guarding the goal of Rangers Igor Shestjorkin, who blocked a total of 45 shots. In turn, we saw Carolina’s goal Pyotr Kotshetkovwho played his first game in the playoffs this spring. Frederik Andersen had previously been in goal in Carolina’s playoff games. Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour justified his choice of goalkeeper before the game by saying that he wanted Denmark’s Andersen to rest.
In the match feelings got hot, and the feeling spilled over from time to time.
Carolina Jesperi Kotkaniemi received a two-minute penalty for unsportsmanlike behavior in the first period of the match.
Sportsnet channel video service On Youtube based on the video he shared about the situation, emotions ran high in the rink and the players clashed with Carolina’s goal, apparently because of the bump on Kotshetkov.
The situation escalated to such an extent that Kotkaniemi and Jalen Chatfield they left Martin Necasin and Yevgeny Kuznetsov with the Rangers Jimmy Veseyn after
The teams will next meet in Raleigh, North Carolina early on Sunday Finnish time.
dallas The fierce battle between the Stars and the Colorado Avalanche ended this time with the Stars winning.
Colorado was to make another incredible rise like in the first leg. Dallas led the second meeting with four goals in the closing period, but Colorado switched gears and got on top of the goal and hunted for an equalizer in the final minutes without a goaltender.
Dallas already led the opening match 3–0, but Colorado took a 4–3 overtime victory from that meeting between the Finnish teams.
The second one, played the night before Friday, was played by the first center of the Stars, who had a quiet playoff run. Roope Hintz from the screen. The man from Tampere roared with power 1+3.
Stars’ other Finns also succeeded in the form of power points. Miro Heiskanen scored two goals and Esa Lindell swept the puck into an empty net at the end of the final period.
About the Finns of Colorado Joel Kiviranta succeeded in scoring and Artturi Lehkonen pitched one hit. Superstar Mikko Rantanen remained without points.