Matias Maccelli flashed his passing skills.
Nashville defensemen were in trouble when Matias Maccelli had the puck. AOP / USA TODAY Sports
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Matias Maccelli had two assists as Arizona downed Nashville 4–2. The Finn was chosen as the third star of the match Lawson Crouse and Roman Josin after.
The Finn’s passing show started in the middle of the second period with an upper hand. He absorbed two opponents and served the puck behind his back to Crouse. Dante Fabbro slightly missed his shoulder, but the rubber still found its way, and Crouse scored a 2–2 goal.
At the beginning of the final set, Maccelli found his radar pair again with a nice behind-the-back pass. This time the pass was served from the end, and Crouse was waiting in front of the goal: 3–2.
– They (Maccelli and Crouse) like to play together, Arizona coach André Tourigny happily finished the game.
The Finn has scored 3+22=25 in 36 matches this season. She is by Matty Beniers after the NHL’s second most efficient rookie measured by scoring average, when counting those who played at least ten games”the rookies“.
The chain of Crouse and Maccelli was completed Nick Bjugstad. The whole trio received praise from Koutcs.
– They scored two big goals and also struggled well on the defensive end, Tourigny saw.
According to the man, you can find everything in the chain. The players complement each other well.
– That chain has size, physicality, skill on the puck, they are very alert on the offensive and defensive ends. They can shoot, they can pass. They have everything.
Juuso Välimäki lute Arizona downstairs for nearly 22 minutes without power points.
From the Nashville side Mikael Granlund got an assist for a 1–1 overtime goal scored by Josi, but Juuso Pärssinen remained without power markings.
Kevin Lankinen made 15 saves in goal for Nashville.
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