The Carolina Hurricanes pushed with guts to win.
Sebastian Aho kept the Carolina Hurricanes alive. AOP / USA TODAY SPORTS
Sebastian Aho was the Finnish figure of the night in the NHL round with two goals, both of which were vital for the Carolina Hurricanes, as the team rose from the chasing position to a 5–4 victory against the San Jose Sharks.
The Hurricanes’ fourth consecutive win came in a thriller that ended in overtime.
Aho’s 19th goal of the season came with an upper hand at the beginning of the third period, when he directed by Stefan Noesen the pass skillfully into the Sharks backpack. The hit gave the Hurricanes a 2–1 lead, but then the Sharks punished the home team with three goals.
In the penultimate minute of the set, Aho was released Teuvo Teräväinen from the serve to the drive through, which produced the 20th goal of the season for the Kärppie breed.
– Especially in the third (set) Aho was dynamic. He was the go-getter, the Hurricanes boss Rob Brind’Amour incensed the Finnish league player who was chosen as the best player of the match home pages by.
The climax of the match was by Martin Necas handwriting. The Czech Republic scored a 4-4 tie, which forced the Sharks into overtime. The same man immediately struck again when 55 seconds had been played in overtime.
– We believe in each other, and we will never give up. We press until the game is over. That’s what happened today, Aho praised the success of the chase.
The home crowd saw other Finnish successes. Played as a starting goalkeeper for the first time in three weeks Antti Raanta recorded 26 saves. Jesperi Kotkaniemi grabbed his tenth assist of the season Calvin De Haan In a 1-1 draw.
Hintz fired at the wheels
Also Roope Hintz reached the 20-goal milestone like Aho. Hintz fired Miro Heiskanen pass for a one-timer that gave the Dallas Stars a 2–0 lead against the New Jersey Devils in the first period. The goal was also the 100th of his NHL career for the Stars’ Finnish star.
However, the Stars eventually had to be humbled by a 2–3 loss.