Successful debut for Michael Raffl at his new NHL club: The Dallas Stars beat the New York Rangers 3-2 after overtime. The Seattle Kraken can also look forward to their first victory in the league.
The Dallas Stars achieved a 3-2 win after extra time against New York Rangers in Michael Raffl’s debut. After a 2-0 lead for Dallas through goals from Peterson (20th) and Faska (27th, PP), the Rangers force an overtime through Fox (29th) and Kreider (36th). In that, the Finn Miro Heiskanen provides the decisive goal after 1:38. Raffl receives 15 minutes of ice time in his team’s first NHL season game on Thursday and fires a shot on goal.
In the second game, the newly entered Seattle Kraken celebrate their first success. They defeat the Nashville Predators 4-3 away. Anze Kopitar scored five points in the 6-2 home win of his LA Kings against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Slovenian scored three goals and made two assists.
Alle NHL-Ergebnisse vom Donnerstag: New York Rangers – Dallas Stars (mit Raffl) 2:3 n.V., Carolina Hurricanes – New York Islanders 6:3, Columbus Blue Jackets – Arizona Coyotes 8:2, Detroit Red Wings – Tampa Bay Lightning 6:7 n.V., Nashville Predators – Seattle Kraken 3:4, Los Angeles Kings – Vegas Golden Knights 6:2, Buffalo Sabres – Montreal Canadiens 5:1, Ottawa Senators – Toronto Maple Leafs 3:2, Florida Panthers – Pittsburgh Penguins 5:4 n.V.
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