Now the last Swiss player signed up this season, Nino Niederreiter is only one victory away from the Eastern Conference final. Carolina leads, in fact, 3-2 in its series against the Rangers.
After two defeats in New York, the Hurricaines won 3-1 in their den of Raleigh. They picked up a seventh home victory in seven matches since the start of these play-offs. It was acquired on a four-against-five success from Vincent Trocheck in the 13th for the opener and a goal scored on the power play by Teuvo Terevainen for the 2-1 in the 30th. Carolina has finally found the net in this series with one more man on the ice on his… tenth attempt.
Author of 4 goals and an assist since the start of the final series, Nino Niederreiter benefited from a playing time of 17’38” for a neutral record. El Nino and his teammates now hope to conclude this series Friday at Madison Square Garden to obtain the right to challenge the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay in the Conference Finals.
In the West, Edmonton has climbed to the Conference final. The Oilers eliminated Calgary with their 5-4 victory in Act V. In Calgary, Edmonton took the lead thanks to a success from Connor McDavid, his seventh in these play-offs, after 5’03” of play in the extension.
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