Mikael Granlund was under attack, but Nashville still bowed to Minnesota.
The power of Mikael Granlund was not enough to win. AOP / USA TODAY Sports
Nashville’s No. 1 Center Mikael Granlund scored three goals against Minnesota, but the white shirts still left Bridgestone Arena with a 5-4 away win in their pockets.
Granlund, who struggled on the ice for more than 22 minutes, showed his first skill at the end of the opening round when he found Dante Fabbron from the back pillar. A Canadian wolf playing equipment Filip Forsbergillewho stabbed it to the finish.
The Finn entered the second entry point to his account with force. Granlund’s shot failed a bit, but it didn’t bother when Matt Duchene cleaned the return disc network.
Granlund was also involved in the goal-scoring challenge of Nashville’s 3–2 lead goal, which was created with superiority as before. This time Ryan Johansen took care of the puck in the backpack.
Granlund have collected 10 + 48 = 58 powers in this game this season
However, Nashville’s lead melted and the game advanced to extra time in a 4-4 situation. Minnesota became the hero in the overtime Dmitry Kulikovwhich, at the end of its run, fired onto the top shelf of the puck just 1.3 seconds before the end of overtime.
However, one important point came off the extra time loss, making Nashville, which ranks seventh, one point ahead of Dallas and four points ahead of Vegas. The trio will decide the last two playoffs in the Western Conference. Everyone still has three regular season games yet to play.
Nashville’s number one guard Hair Saros was on a flute against Minnesota, and David Rittich knocked out 42 fights.
In addition to Granlund, the Finnish color in the game was represented by those who played in Nashville’s four-chain Eeli Tolvanenwhich was left without power for an ice time of nine minutes.