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The New York Rangers defeated the Seattle Kraken 6:3 in the NHL on Saturday night at home and claimed their fourth victory in the series. Slovakian goalkeeper Jaroslav Halák did not make a save, Igor Šestorkin, who made 26 successful saves, got the upper hand in the goal of the “riders”. Vladimir Tarasenko experienced a winning debut in the Rangers jersey, decorating it with one goal.
NHL – results:
New York Rangers – Seattle Kraken 6:3 (3:0, 1:1, 2:2)
Goals: 3. Tarasenko (Panarin), 6. Kakko (Chytil, Lafreniere), 15. Trocheck (Kreider, Lindgren), 22. Trouba (Trocheck, Kakko), 44. Zibanejad (Kreider, Fox), 58. Lindgren – 23. Bjorkstrand (Tolvanen), 46. McCann (Dunn, Bjorkstrand), 47. Tanev (Donato, Dunn).
Goalkeepers: Šestorkin – M. Jones, shots on goal: 28:29.
Columbus Blue Jackets – Toronto Maple Leafs 0:3 (0:1, 0:0, 0:2)
Goals: 6. Tavares (Marner, Bunting), 48. Engvall (Rielly, Kämpf), 49. Tavares (Marner).
Goalkeepers: Korpisalo – Samsonov, shots on goal: 30:41.
Chicago Blackhawks – Arizona Coyotes 4:3 pp (1:2, 1:0, 1:1 – 1:0)
Goals: 14. S. Jones (Katchouk, McCabe), 23. Athanasiou (Lafferty), 55. Blackwell (Athanasiou, Murphy), 64. C. Jones (Athanasiou, Lafferty) – 2. Keller (Chychrun, Schmaltz), 13. Schmaltz (Keller, Hayton), 58. Bjugstad (Keller, Välimäki).
Goalkeepers: Stauber – Ingram, shots on goal: 44:26.
Anaheim Ducks – Pittsburgh Penguins 3:6 (1:3, 0:1, 2:2)
Goals: 16. Zegras (Henrique), 54. McTavish (Silfverberg, Henrique), 56. Klingberg (McTavish, Silfverberg) – 10. Joseph (Blueger, Archibald), 18. Kapanen (Joseph, Rust), 20. Carter (Kapanen), 35. Joseph (Malkin), 51. Rust (Malkin, Ruhwedel), 53. Guentzel (Crosby).
Goalkeepers: Gibson – DeSmith, shots on goal: 31:59.
The Russian forward, who arrived in Manhattan on Thursday in exchange from St. Louis, opened the scoring in the 3rd minute in his second substitution. He beat Martin Jones in the Seattle goal from close range, benefiting from a pass from compatriot Artemij Panarin.
“I don’t think I’ve tasted anything like it in my life. It was the first time I experienced an exchange, before that I spent 11 years in the same city. The guys welcomed me very pleasantly, everyone was nice to me. It was a crazy day.” Tarasenko, who was named the game’s first star, told nhl.com.
He started in the elite first attack with Panarin and Mike Zibanejad. “I know that both of them know how to pull the action, so I tried to be ready when they found me with a pass. Sometimes we tried too much. We enjoyed the play, but there was a lot of emotion, sometimes we overcombined it.” admitted the 31-year-old winger.
New York team coach Gerard Gallant also praised Tarasenko: “It’s a fantastic way to start a career in a Rangers jersey – to score in the second shift. He is a great hockey player, he will definitely help our team.”
Kaapo Kakko, Vincent Trocheck and Ryan Lindgren each had a goal and an assist in the victory, Chris Kreider added two assists.
Rangers won the fifth of the past six meetings and secured third place in the Metropolitan Division. They have the sixth best record in the entire Eastern Conference, losing 15 points to leader Boston.
Kraken lost the third game in a row, not even a goal and an assist by Oliver Bjorkstrand were enough for the guests, Vince Dunn had two assists.
Toronto won 3-0 in Columbus thanks to two goals by John Tavares, both of which were assisted by Mitch Marner. The mainstay of the Maple Leafs was goalkeeper Iľja Samsonov, who stopped all 30 opponent shots and kept a clean sheet for the third time this season.
“I felt great,” declared Samsonov, who was also helped by the stick in the end. “I have to thank my teammates, I’ve never seen a better performance from them than today, they blocked a lot of shots and played amazingly in the breakdowns. We played a lot of time in attack. Zero is not about me, it’s more about the team.” he added after his ninth shutout of his pro league career. The Maple Leafs won the second game out of the past three, the Blue Jackets lost their fourth game in a row.
Chicago beat Arizona 4-3 in overtime in the battle between the two weakest teams in the Central Division. Defender Caleb Jones decided the victory in the fourth minute of extra time, Andreas Athanasiou scored a goal and two assists for the home team.
Rookie Jaxson Stauber made 23 saves in the win, becoming the first goaltender in Blackhawks history to start his career with three wins. “I feel good, of course, it’s a successful start. I believe it will continue like this. It’s definitely something special, because I play for a club from the original six, in which many great goalkeepers caught.” Stauber stated with satisfaction.
The Coyotes scored in the fourth game in a row. Clayton Keller scored a goal, added two assists and enjoyed the jubilee 300th point in his professional league career. He became the fifth player from the 2016 draft to reach this goal, after Auston Matthews, Matthew Tkachuk, Patrik Laine and Alex DeBrincat.
Pittsburgh is fighting hard for a place in the playoffs, which won 6:3 on the ice of Anaheim and moved to the position with the first free card in the Eastern Conference.
Yevgeny Malkin had two assists in the Penguins’ win and became the third player in the club’s history to reach the goal of 1,200 points in the NHL. He imitated the legendary Mario Lemieux (b. 1723) and teammate Sidney Crosby (1471).
Defender Pierre-Olivier Joseph scored two goals and an assist, Kasperi Kapanen and Bryan Rust scored a goal and an assist. Even Mason McTavish’s goal and assist did not help the Ducks, they lost the second game out of three and fell to the penultimate 15th place in the Western Conference table. The Penguins sent up to 59 shots on the home goal, which is a new club record in games at the opponent’s rink.
