NHL
Marco Rossi scored two points in the penultimate game of the season for his Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League (NHL) on Monday. In the 3-1 win at the Los Angeles Kings, the 22-year-old from Vorarlberg set up Matt Boldy’s (15th) power play to make it 1-0 with an ideal pass and Kirill Kaprisow’s (49th) goal to make it 3-0.
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Rossi has 21 goals and 19 assists in 81 games this season. Ryan Hartman (40th) made it 2-0 for the guests shortly before the end of the second third.
Blake Lizotte (55th) scored for the Kings, who suffered a defeat for the first time after eight home wins in a row. Finally, Minnesota, which is tenth in the table in the Western Conference and does not qualify for the play-offs, will face the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.
AP/Kyusung Gong Marco Rossi was once again difficult to contain
Rangers number one in the regular round
The New York Rangers secured the title as the best team of the regular season with a 4-0 win against the Ottawa Senators. In 82 games, the Rangers collected a total of 114 points and thus won the so-called “Presidents’ Trophy”.
The city rivals New York Islanders also had reason to celebrate. With a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, the Islanders secured a place in the play-offs for the fifth time in the past six seasons. The Edmonton Oilers celebrated a 9-2 win against league bottom San Jose Sharks with eight different goal scorers. Connor McDavid recorded his 100th assist of the season.
