A total of 18 teams took to the NHL ice for an exciting card on Thursday, with the Minnesota Wild continuing their dominant pace by remaining unbeaten in regulation after another strong showing during their visit to the city. of Tampa Bay.
As for the Western Conference, Colorado seems to be putting its difficult start behind it, thanks to a great showing in Utah, while both Dallas and St. Louis once again demonstrated their quality playing away from home. The action ended in Los Angeles where the Kings stretched out the agony of the San Jose Sharks.
The distinction for the most outstanding duel of the night went to what was the reissue of the Eastern Conference Final, during the most recent postseason.
The game of the date: Panthers vs. Rangers
Back at Madison Square Garden, where in the 2024 playoffs he limited New York to just four goals in three games, including a shutout, Sergei Bobrovsky once again excelled in the Florida net, this time with 24 saves, 10 of them in the third period, to guide the defending champions to a 3-1 victory.
The Panthers opened the scoring just 44 seconds into the first quarter, when Anton Lundell connected Sam Reinhart’s cross first to make it 1-0 and reach five goals on the season. Later, at 2:42 of the same opening period, Carter Verhaeghe scored for the first time this season, driving in a powerful shot to make it 2-0.