Nino Niederreiter and Carolina took a big step toward the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Hurricanes lead 2-0 in the “wild” series between them and Boston.
On home ice, El Nino and his teammates won Act II 5-2, two days following winning the series opener 5-1. This 2-0 mattress seems comfortable before Act III which will take place this Friday in Boston.
Already a scorer on Monday, Nino Niederreiter scored twice to assert himself as one of the strong men of the Hurricanes. The Grison signed the 4-1 in numerical superiority in the 39th before registering the 5-2 in the empty cage 41” from the siren.
This meeting was marked by the misfortunes of Antti Raanta. The Finnish goalkeeper of Carolina, tenured during these play-offs due to the injury of No. 1 Frederik Andersen, was injured in the face following a collision with David Pastrnak in the 8th minute, a shock deemed voluntary by the Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour. He was replaced by rookie Pyotr Kochetkov, author of 30 saves, a performance rewarded with the third star.
In the West, Kevin Fiala’s Minnesota tied at 1-1 in their series once morest St. Louis. The Wild won Act II 6-2 on their ice thanks in particular to a hat-trick from Kirill Kaprizov. Author of 33 goals and 52 assists in the regular season, Kevin Fiala did not score a single point during this Act II.
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