Photo: Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL) last night, celebrating their success in overtime, achieved their fifth consecutive victory.”Hurricanes” at home with the result 3:2 beat the Philadelphia Flyers.
The home team’s winning goal was scored by Seth Jarvis in the second minute of extra time, who has scored at least one accurate shot in the fifth match in a row. Jordan Martinuk and Jalen Chatfield scored for the visitors in regular time, while Travis Konekny and Scott Lawton scored for the winners. Hurricanes’ goal was guarded by Frederik Andersen, who managed 30 shots, and on the other side of the field, Samuel Eshon also saved 30 pucks.
The success allowed the “Hurricanes” to move closer to the third-placed Florida “Panthers” in the Eastern Conference standings, who suffered a loss last night and whose lineup returned Uvis Balinskis. Both teams have accumulated 94 points.
Meanwhile, the New York Rangers defeated the Boston Bruins 5-2 in the duel between the two leading teams in the East. New York’s success with a hat-trick was facilitated by Artemiy Panarin, who reached the 40-goal mark this season. 1+1 in the winner’s row for Mick Zibanejad and Adam Fox, but for the Boston team, Justin Brazeau has a chance.
On the other hand, Tampa Bay Lightning beat San Jose Sharks, the weakest team of the Western Conference, 4-1. Nikita Kucherov assisted in all four goals scored by the guests, Braydon Point stood out with two accurate shots and one assist, while Antoni Duclair beat the home goalkeeper and Nicholas Paul. The only goal of the San Jose team in the first third was scored by William Eklund.
It has already been reported that Teodors Blügers stood out with an assist and helped the Vancouver Canucks, whose ranks included Artūrs Shilovs on the bench, beat the Montreal Canadiens 4:1 at home. Balinskis and the “Panthers” also lost at home to the “Predators” of Nashville 0:3, while the Buffalo “Sabres” represented by Zemgus Girgensons lost to the Edmonton “Oilers” 3:8.
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NHL game results
- San Jose “Sharks” – Tampa Bay “Lightning” 1:4
- Vegas “Golden Knights” – Seattle “Kraken” 3:1
- Anaheim “Ducks” – Chicago “Blackhawks” 4-0
- Vancouver “Canucks” – Montreal “Canadiens” 4:1
- Edmonton “Oilers” – Buffalo “Sabres” 8:3
- Florida “Panthers” – Nashville “Predators” 0:3
- Boston “Bruins” – New York “Rangers” 2:5
- Carolina Hurricanes – Philadelphia Flyers 3:2 (OT)
- Detroit “Red Wings” – New York “Islanders” 6:3
- New Jersey Devils – Winnipeg Jets 4:1
- Ottawa “Senators” – St. Louis “Blues” 2:5
