Overview of the game day of the NHL.
NHL. Regular season
Vancouver – Minnesota – 1:2 (1:1, 0:1, 0:0)
Goals: Whims – 38 (Zuccarello, Spurgeon), 0:44 – 0:1. Beser – 12 (bol., Kravtsov, Garland), 14:03 – 1:1. Whims – 39 (Hartman, Reeves), 23:40 – 1:2.
Goalkeepers: Demko — Fleury.
Penalty: 15-11.
Throws: 22 (6+10+6) – 36 (14+11+11).
Ours: Kravtsov (11.25/2/0), Kuzmenko (19.00/0/0), Podkolzin (12.01/2/0) – Kaprizov (21.55/9/+2).
March, 3rd. Vancouver. Rogers Arena. 18903 spectators.
Kirill Kaprizov does not need much time and moments to please with goals. In the match with Vancouver, the Minnesota leader opened the scoring already in the 44th second after the starting face-off. Kaprizov became the protagonist of the first period, having participated in both goals – he scored himself, and then the Canucks implemented the removal of the Russian. Accustomed to Vancouver’s schemes, Vitaly Kravtsov, who was entrusted with a place in the majority, found Brock Beser with a sighted pass. The ex-Rangers forward scored the first point after the trade – it took two games for this. The move to Vancouver is meant to restart Kravtsov’s stagnant career. I am glad that already in the second game, the forward created a goal for a partner – especially in a period when Minnesota dominated and more than doubled the opponent.
Kaprizov corrected for the removal in the second period. Ryan Hartman launched Kirill into a showdown with Thatcher Demko with a cool pass, and the Wild striker outplayed the Canucks goalkeeper with a finishing move. At this rate, the Russian will knock out 50 goals for the regular season. Minnesota did not force the pace, did not seek to take risks and played the score correctly. Kaprizov used two chances – this was enough for the Savages to lead in one puck before the third period. Dean Evason’s team needs points in the playoff race. In this position, you will not spoil much. And opening up against Vancouver, which includes Andrey Kuzmenko and Elias Pettersson, is contraindicated.
The third period began with a bright fight between Kyle Burroughs and Brandon Duhaim, who met Vasily Podkolzin tough. The Canucks defender avenged his partner and won the fight. The local successes of the Canucks ended there. Wild goalkeeper Marc-Andre Fleury had an unmistakable third period, leaving Kuzmenko and Pettersson scoreless. The Canadian repelled 21 shots and did not fall apart at the right time. And in the end, Vancouver sentenced itself when JT Miller earned a removal 66 seconds before the siren. It is significant that Kravtsov’s trio with Podkolzin and Dries became the best in terms of expected goals in the Canucks. Minnesota had enough Kaprizov’s double to score an important two points and break away from Colorado in the Central Division table.
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Raging Orlov
“Boston” – “Buffalo” – 7:1 (0:0, 2:0, 5:1)
Goals: Orlov – 6 (bol., Lindholm, Pastrnak), 32:01 – 1:0. Lauko – 2 (Carlo, Orlov), 33:27 – 2:0. Zaha – 16 (Kreichi, Pastrnak), 48:35 – 3:0. Pastrnak – 43 (p.v., Kreychi, Zaha), 54:44 – 4:0. Mittelstadt – 10 (Peterka, Krebs), 55:40 – 4:1. Bergeron – 22 (men, p.v., Orlov, Carlo), 56:39 – 5:1. Clifton – 5 (men., Hathaway, Coyle), 57:03 – 6:1. Lauko – 3 (Koil, Gryzlik), 59:08 – 7:1.
Goalkeepers: Swayman — Luukkonen (54:12 — 54:44, 56:09 — 56:39).
Penalty: 8 – 8.
Throws: 42 (11+16+15) – 27 (9+7+11).
Ours: Orlov (21.02/2/+3) – Lyubushkin (15.12/1/-1).
March, 3rd. Boston. TD Garden. 17850 spectators.
“Boston” gave out a real match-concert with “Buffalo”: seven goals, three of which involved Dmitry Orlov. The defender – and given the statistics in recent games, it is important to recall his role – was in earnest after the exchange from Washington. The Russian is trusted with a generous amount of time (the best in the team), which Dmitry fully justifies on both sides of the site. “Boston” destroyed the “Buffalo” and got the ninth victory in a row. The defeat of the Blades began with Orlov’s puck. The defender got a place in the special team of the majority and took away the bread of David Pastrnak, who signed a new eight-year contract with the Bruins the day before. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen failed to cope with Dmitry’s mighty throw.
Further, the position of “Buffalo” only worsened. Pastrnak did not leave without a goal, adding two assists to the accurate shot. Just like Orlov. In the second period, Dmitry helped Jakub Lauko score, and in the third period, the unfading Patrice Bergeron. For the first four games for Boston, the Russian scored eight points – this is the third most in league history for defensemen who changed teams. Orlov is inferior only to Harry Cameron (14 points) and Sergey Zubov (9). In Boston, Dmitry shone even brighter than in Washington. Revealing statistics for most of the season in the Capitals and a short stretch in the new club. Did Jim Montgomery so quickly find an approach to the pupil of the “Forge”?
The Bruins confidently lead the Eastern Conference, and the victory over the Buffalo helped score 101 points in the championship. It took the Bears 61 games to hit 100, a new NHL record. “Boston” cold-bloodedly goes to victory in the regular season. And the successful work in the market before the deadline increased the chances of swiping at the next Stanley Cup. When exactly, if not now? The main backbone is not getting younger, and in a year or two the club will definitely think about restructuring.
NHL: Rangers defeated by Ottawa and other match results on March 3
