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The Grison winger opened the scoring for Carolina against Las Vegas (4-3 ap) while the Bernese defender reached the plateau of 30 assists with Nashville in Seattle (2-4).
Carolina winger Nino Niederreiter (21) made it 1-0 against Las Vegas on this action.
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Two Swiss were dominant on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday in the NHL championship, where eight matches were on the bill.
At the PNC Arena in Raleigh, Nino Niederreiter (29) contributed to Carolina’s success against Las Vegas (4-3 ap). The Grison left winger opened the scoring in the 25th minute with a wrist shot after doing a hard job in front of British Columbia goalkeeper Laurent Brossoit.
Aligned for 15’13 and decorated with the second star, the No 21 of the Hurricanes thus scored his 12th goal since the start of the 2021-2022 regular season. His record (25 goals in 82 games) dates back to the 2016-2017 fiscal year when he wore the Minnesota Wild jersey.
At the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Roman Josi (31) reached the plateau of 30 assists in the victory of Nashville against the Kraken (2-4). The Bernese defender was involved in the 1-1 awarded to American center player Luke Kunin in the 20th minute.
The captain of the Tennessee club maintains a production greater than one unit per outing (42 matches, 43 points). Two fullbacks in the North American professional league have a better interim record: New York Rangers American Adam Fox (46) and Tampa Bay Swede Victor Hedman (44).
Game to forget for Schmid
At the Prudential Center, New Jersey had a tough game against Dallas (1-5). Deprived of their first two goalkeepers for medical reasons (Mackenzie Blackwood and Jonathan Bernier), the Devils entrusted the cage to Akira Schmid (21). The Bernese was replaced by American Jon Gillies at the end of the first period after allowing three goals and making only 57.1% saves.
The statistics of the two other Swiss Devils are also not very good. Valais center player Nico Hischier (23) skated for 14’59 (-3) while Zurich defender Jonas Siegenthaler (24) delivered a differential of -2 during the 23’40 spent on the court. game. The Devils have lost five of their last six games and are in 7th and penultimate place in the Metropolitan Division (41 games, 35 points).
new iron man
At the UBS Arena, the face to face between the New York Islanders and Philadelphia (4-3) gave birth to a historic moment. Flyers guard Keith Yandle (35) has become the newest iron man in NHL history. The American, who hasn’t missed a game since March 26, 2009, was fielded in his 965th consecutive game.
The previous record belonged to Doug Jarvis since October 10, 1987.
NHL. Tuesday’s matches.
Vancouver – Edmonton 2-3 ap
Carolina – Las Vegas 4-3 ap
NY Islanders – Philadelphia 4-3