Roope Hintz leads the point exchange for the NHL playoffs.
Roope Hintz has played in the playoffs at a rate of more than a point per game. USA Today Sports/AOP
The Dallas Stars took the third place in the playoffs last night in the NHL round when they beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0.
Finnish Star Roope Hintz was in the mood, as he assisted no less than three of the Stars’ goals. Miro Heiskanen notched one assist.
Hintz, who is in high spirits, leads the point exchange for the NHL playoffs. The Finnish striker has scored four hits in five playoff games and provided seven assists leading to goals.
Stars lead the match series with 3–2 wins. You can get to the second round of the playoffs with four wins.
Bloody paint
After the patch, Sebastian Aho returned to the ice and fanned the goal. USA Today Sports/AOP
The New York Islanders, on the other hand, reduced the match wins to 2–3 when they defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2.
The Islanders, who were facing a must-win, took the lead after only a minute of play. The 2–0 hit came at the beginning of the second period in a bloody way, when By Pierre Engvall the shot hit Carolina’s Finnish star Sebastian Ahoa to the face.
Brock Nelson hit the puck out of the air into the goal.
Aho, on the other hand, fell to the ice after the impact. The TV images showed how blood was pouring profusely from the attacker’s face. Aho went to the locker room to get patched up, but returned to the match.
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Suomalaistahtahti set the tone in the final set by hitting his third hit of the playoffs Jesperi Kotkaniemi and by Seth Jarvis of inputs. The Hurricanes didn’t make it to level.
Jesse Puljujärvi got an assist Paul Stasny to the finish line. Antti Raanta made 19 saves against Carolina in the goal.