The Carolina Hurricanes shine with a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals in front of more than 56,961 fans at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh in the National Hockey League Stadium Series game (NHL).
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, who scored a goal last Thursday against the Habs, added his two cents at the start of the engagement by completing the superb play prepared by Teuvo Teravainen and Martin Necas. The Finn added an assist later in the game.
Teravainen and Necas had fun on the road as they picked up two and three points apiece respectively in this unique encounter.
Tom Wilson was the Capitals’ lone scorer at the home of the North Carolina State University Wolfpacks.
Alex Ovechkin was not present as he is currently in Russia due to the death of his father Mikhail on Wednesday.
The Bruins easily dispose of the Islanders
The Boston Bruins earned their third consecutive triumph after a convincing 6-2 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday night at TD Garden in Boston.
Bruins forwards Nick Foligno, Jake Debrusk and Trent Frederic, along with defenseman Charlie McAvoy each had two points.
Patrice Bergeron and Pavel Zacha added their contribution during the duel by defeating Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov who redirected 17 of the 22 pucks in his direction.
Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark had another strong night at work, giving up only twice of 28 times.
In the Islanders camp, Kyle Palmieri and Matt Martin were the only ones to have broken through the Ullmark wall.
The Blue Jackets surprise the Stars
In Dallas, Quebecer Mathieu Olivier went there with a performance of three points, a goal and two assists, to allow the Blue Jackets to defeat the powerful Stars 4 to 1.
This is the best career performance for the man who was playing his 99th game in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Liam Foudy opened the festivities by scoring his first career goal. The Ontarian grabbed a loose puck near the half circle of Dallas goalie Scott Wedgewood.
Ty Dellandrea scored the only goal for the Texas team.
Ohio goalkeeper Joonas Korpisalo was sensational during the clash. The masked man stood up 28 times on 29 shots by Peter DeBoer’s troops.
Hischier shines against the Penguins
Finally, in Pittsburgh, New Jersey Devils forward Nico Hishier came out on top with a four-point night, leading Lindy Ruff’s squad to a 5-2 win.
His teammate, Jack Hughes, did not miss his return to the game, while he collected two points.
For his part, Evgeni Malkin was the only scorer for the Penguins.
The Pennsylvania team suffered their third loss in four games.