The Austrian-related NHL teams celebrate their successes on Sunday night. The Washington Capitals return to the top of the division with Michael Raffl from Villach and the Minnesota Wild qualify for the playoffs without Marco Rossi, who is still convalescent from Vorarlberg.
No less than nine goals were scored in the top game at the Nassau Coliseum in New York. The Washington Capitals (31-13-4) with Raffl defeat the New York Islanders (29-14-5) 6: 3. The team from the US capital, which recaptured first place in the East Division, competes without its ailing superstar Alex Ovechkin.
Others step into the breach for the Russian goalgetter: Garnet Hathaway (3rd), TJ Oshie (11th), Nic Dowd (33rd), Daniel Sprong (35th, 55th) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (48th), who too Contributed two assists, score the goals.
The Carinthian Raffl, who gets 15:55 minutes of ice time but has no scorer point, is part of a special game. His teammate Zdeno Chara is only the fifth defender in history to complete his 1,600. NHL game. At 44 years old, the 2.06 meter tall Slovak from Trencin is currently the oldest NHL professional.
Minnesota Wild without Marco Rossi in the playoffs
Minnesota Wild (31-13-3) made it into the postseason with a 6: 3 at the San Jose Sharks (18-24-5).
Ryan Sutter (1st), Marcus Foligno (13th), Jared Spurgeon (18th) and Kevin Fiala (40th) give the guests from Minnesota a 4-0 lead. Kirill Kaprizov (5: 1 in minute 45) enters the scorer list for the fifth game in a row. Nick Bonino (60th) ensures the 6: 3 final score and the seventh win in a row for his team
The Wild – still without their new signing Marco Rossi from Feldkirch, who is still working on his comeback after a serious Covid illness – are happy about the qualification for the playoffs. The Wild are the third team in the West Division after the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche to move into the postseason.
More NHL results from Saturday (local time):
Los Angeles Kings – Arizona Coyotes 0:4
Vancouver Canucks – Ottawa Senators 4:2
Anaheim Ducks – Vegas Golden Knights 1:5
Detroit Red Wings – Dallas Stars 1:2 n.V.
Florida Panthers – Carolina Hurricanes 4:3 n.V.
Winnipeg Jets – Toronto Maple Leafs 1:4
Calgary Flames – Montreal Canadiens 5:2
St. Louis Blues – Colorado Avalanche 5:3
Pittsburgh Penguins – New Jersey Devils 4:2
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