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The hockey players of Carolina dealt with the players of New Jersey in the second game of the 2nd round of the NHL playoffs, when they won 6:1. The Hurricanes lead the series 2-0.
Slovak striker Tomáš Tatar started at 12:15 and scored two minus points, two penalty minutes and three hits.
2nd round of the NHL Eastern Conference semi-finals:
Carolina Hurricanes – New Jersey Devils 6:1 (0:0, 4:0, 2:1)
Goals: 22. Kotkaniemi (Gostisbehere, Drury), 24. Kotkaniemi (Martinook, Fast), 38. Staal (Drury, Pesce), 40. Nečas (Gostisbehere, Slavin), 53. Martinook, 54. Noesen (Aho, Jarvis) – 44 .Wood (McLeod, Bastian).
Goalkeepers: Andersen – Schmid (41. Vaněček), shots on goal: 35:29.
/series status: 2:0/
Finnish striker Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored two goals for the home team, who opened the scoring in the 22nd minute and two minutes later he opened the net again. “It feels good. Especially when you play with Martinook and Fast, they help me and make my job a lot easier.” the sophomore center said, according to nhl.com.
Jordan Martinook had a goal and an assist, Jack Drury and Shayne Gostisbehere had two assists and goaltender Frederik Andersen made 28 saves. “Everyone plays responsibly and that’s why we can win. Freddie supported us significantly during the duel,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said.
Carolina had to defend a 23-second deficit 3:5 right at the start, which she managed thanks to Andersen, who eliminated six shots. “In the beginning, we prevented weakness, which helped us. We try to enjoy hockey, show off our game and react to the development of the duel.” said the 33-year-old Dane, who caught the home team’s third game in the playoffs and all of them were winners.
The players of New Jersey are losing 0:2 per game just like in the first round against the New York Rangers. Miles Wood took care of the only accurate shot by the Devils, reducing the score to 1:4 in the 44th minute. He scored his first goal in the tenth meeting in the playoffs. “We didn’t play like we said we would. Carolina has a good team, they fight hard for every puck and we couldn’t match them in this one.” Wood reviewed. Goalkeeper Akira Schmid conceded four goals from 25 shots and was replaced by Vítek Vaněček in the second game of the series as well. Cech made eight saves and scored two goals.
“I think that in the first and second period our best players had opportunities to make themselves known. We did not succeed. We are all in this together. However, the fight during this duel was not good enough.” stated the coach of the guests, Linda Ruff. The third duel of the series is scheduled for Sunday (21:30 CET) on the Devils ice.
2023-05-06 06:46:21
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