Girgenson’s Sabers beat Hurricanes to continue Stanley Cup push

The “Sabres” beat the Carolina “Hurricanes” at home with the result 4:3 (1:2, 2:1, 1:0), ending the opponent’s three-game winning streak.

Casey Mittelstead put the hosts in the lead after four minutes played, but the visiting team managed to recover after accurate shots by Seth Jarvis and Jesper Faust, the hockey players scoring with a difference of less than 30 seconds.

At the beginning of the second period, Rasmus Dālins scored a draw, however, “Hurricanes” regained a one-goal lead again, this time beating “Sabres” goalkeeper Sebastjan Aho. Less than two minutes to the end of the third, Mittelstead scored his second goal of the match and the score was tied again.

At the beginning of the decisive third, after a little more than six minutes played, Tage Thompson sent the puck into the visitors’ goal. Hoping to equalize the result, “Hurricanes” played with an empty goal at the end of the match, but the match ended in favor of the “Sabres” team.

Girgenson was on the ice for 14 minutes and 50 seconds in the winning team, of which two minutes and 22 seconds he played in the minority. He scored twice, completed one power play, blocked two shots and finished the match with a negative efficiency coefficient of -1.

The goal of the home team in this match was guarded by Devon Levi, who managed 31 shots, while at the other end of the court, Antti Ranta saved 26 shots.

The Sabers, with 85 points in 78 games, are in tenth place in the Eastern Conference and fifth in the Atlantic Division, continuing their battle for the playoffs, while the Hurricanes, with 109 points in 79 games, are in second place in the Eastern Conference and have already secured a spot in the Stanley Cup. in the cup competition.