Florida and Colorado put on quite the fireworks display.
The Florida Panthers’ streak continues. The team is now on a seven-game winning streak, when it went to claim the full point pot from Colorado with an 8-4 win.
The match was for Florida’s skipper To Aleksander Barkov 700s. in the NHL regular season. In honor of that, the Finn tasted the power 0+4, even though his face was protected by full plexiglass due to a broken nose.
The 28-year-old from Tampere has scored 43 (11+32) points in 36 games this season. The balance of the entire career in the regular season is 254+420=674. Barkov was chosen as the second star of the game.
In addition to the Finn, there were also those who scored a hat trick Sam Reinhart mixed Matthew Tkachukwhose balance was 1+3.
Colorado too Mikko Rantanen reach the points. He assisted two of his team’s goals, but the man’s power statistic was three degrees below zero.
Finns featured
In addition to Barkov, Finns as well Erik Haula achieved a handsome milestone last night. The New Jersey center scored 1+1 against Vancouver, which made him reach 300 points in the NHL.
However, Haula’s performance was little consolation for New Jersey, as Vancouver won the match 6–4.
Ukko–Pekka Luukkonen, on the other hand, led Buffalo to a 3–1 victory over Pittsburgh with his saves. The Finnish keeper blocked no less than three passes in the match, when Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell mixed Jake Guentzel had to humble themselves before Luukkonen.
The man took no less than 40 shots in the match, thanks to which he was chosen as the number one star of the game.
Aleksander Barkov played with a full visor because his nose was broken. AOP / USA TODAY Sports