It was a rough round in the NHL.
Sebastian Ahon’s Carolina was strong. AOP / USA TODAY SPORTS
In the NHL, the night before Friday, a round of 12 games was planned.
No Finn reached two power points, but there were a handful of men with one point.
The only Finnish goal was scored by the Chicago Blackhawks Teuvo Teräväinenwhose hit had a touch of luck on the way.
The puck bounced from the wing to the Finnish talent like a gift from heaven, and Teräväinen had an easy job securing the little black in the goal.
Teräväinen’s hit tied the game between the Blackhawks and the Winnipeg Jets at 1-1 in the opening set.
However, the goal was little consolation, as the Jets rallied for a 6–3 victory at home.
The hosts’ top players were unstoppable, and from the trio of the first chain – Gabriel Vilardi (2+1), Mark Scheifele (1+2) and Kyle Connor (1+2) – each recorded three power points.
Sad news for Sebastian Aho
Sebastian Ahon starred Carolina Hurricanes continued their strong early season in the Eastern Conference, when they beat the New York Islanders 6–2 the night before Friday, Finnish time.
Suomalaištahti unexpectedly went without points in a six-goal match.
Carolina got a job post in the match, when the superstar who also made his way to Canada’s 4 Nations team last February Seth Jarvis was injured while blocking the puck.
Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour said that we will get more information about the situation of the star striker during Friday. According to him, the situation is not good.
He scored his opening goal of the season against the Vegas Golden Knights in the night before Wednesday Andrei Svetshnikov seems to have woken up this season, as he had a 1+1 performance against the Islanders.
The skillful Russian’s powers will be needed if Jarvis’ situation is bad according to Brind’Amour’s assessment.
Accident at work
The NHL’s “Finnish team” Dallas Stars succumbed to the Tampa Bay Lightning in overtime, which was badly beaten in the early season.
The lightning shirts won the match 2–1.
Finished the decisive goal Anthony Cirelli by Brandon Hagel at the end of the preliminary work.
Finland’s number one star Mikko Rantanen lost the puck fatally at the offensive end, which opened up for the Lightning to counter attack that eventually led to victory.
The Finns from Dallas were left with no points in the match. He scored the only goal for the stars Adam Erne.
The old master does not freeze
The Pittsburgh Penguins, who won two consecutive championships in the last decade, continue their sensational early season momentum.
Before the start of the season, it was calculated that the team would remain at the tail end of the NHL and even fight for the first place in next summer’s NHL booking event, but the reality has been completely different.
The Penguins lead the entire tough Eastern Conference. On the night before Friday, the power of the penguin flock could be felt by the Minnesota Wild, who were in big problems in the early season.
The Penguins claimed a 1-4 away win at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul.
Penguins’ successes were widely distributed, as a player from three different chains managed to score.
The Finnish promise who played in the triple chain Ville Koivunen missed power points in the match. The Finn played the second fewest of his team’s players (12.15.)