Nino Niederreiter and the Hurricanes started the NHL play-offs in an ideal way, Carolina winning 5-1 once morest Boston in Act I of this 1st round of the Eastern Conference.
Author of 2-0 in the 19th minute on a powerful and precise shot from the wrist, Nino Niederreiter was designated third star of this meeting. The first went to Canes goalkeeper Antti Raanta, who made 35 saves.
Antti Raanta (32) experienced the first tenure of his career in the play-offs on Monday. The Finn replaced in net for the Hurricanes Frederik Andersen, who had already missed the last six games of the regular season due to injury.
The evening was more difficult for Kevin Fiala and the Wild, who were crushed 4-0 at home by St. Louis. The St-Gallois posted a record of -2 at the end of this game, in which the Blues made the difference thanks to a hat-trick from David Perron and 37 saves from their Finnish goalkeeper Ville Husso.
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