Carolina head coach: ‘Svechnikov not only played, but dominated’
That’s how it goes – you get a hat-trick, you become the second star of the game. But your team still suffers a humiliating defeat.
It happened in Edmonton, where Carolina came. Andrei Svechnikov, 22, is no longer a junior, but a big star for the NHL club.
Start of the second period. Svechnikov receives a pass, attacks from his own half and delivers a well-aimed wrist shot, reaching Jack Campbell’s goal.
In the middle of the same period, a very similar moment. Again, Andrey moves the puck, flies to the offense again and again his wrist shot is unstoppable.
Finally, in the third period, the Russian achieves the majority. Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff, the puck flies to Svechnikov and he shows his crown again – a signature wrist shot.
But this is Edmonton. Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored 4 (1+3) points each, Leon Draisaitl (1+1) had a few more points. As a result, the Oilers won a home victory (6:4).
“It’s a big win for our team,” McDavid said. — An excellent showdown in a game with a very good club. Carolina showed a high level of competition, but we knew how to face it. I think Sup made some big saves, and our game played a part in most of them. Maybe the victory was not very nice, but we accept it.
Soup is the nickname of Campbell’s goaltender, who eventually made 36 saves.
The hat trick was Andrey Svechnikov’s first in the NHL. That’s if we’re talking about the regular season, as Svechnikov already scored a hat-trick in the playoffs when the Carolinas made the qualifying round against the New York Rangers in the summer of 2020.
“The hat-trick is great. But it’s hard when you lose, ”says Svechnikov. — I think my teammates did everything for me to show a good game. Well, my job is to be a shooter , which I did today. Just shoot on goal and try to score a few goals. But of course it’s very hard to lose.”
Andrei was also praised by his coach Rod Brindamore: “Svechnikov not only played, but dominated. Although that can only be said of him. His line was good, but we lacked this return from the others. We gave the opponent two goals, and especially against Edmonton, that can’t be done under any circumstances. This influenced the outcome of the match. These are the things I would like to correct.
Kaprizov took fashion to score in overtime
“Minnesota” faced “Vancouver”, who is suffering from a strange disease. At the start of the championship, the Canucks constantly lead, but invariably lose. And now Vancouver was leading 2:1 and 3:2, but was still beaten.
The first star of the game was Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov, who scored 3 (1+2) points and scored the decisive goal in overtime. There, everything went very simply. Veteran Mats Zuccarello passed the ball to Kaprizov, who on the second attempt beat goalkeeper Thatcher Demko, who fell clumsily into the net. No one knows where the Canucks defense was at that time.
Poor Vancouver head coach Bruce Boudreau. He just can’t earn his 600th career NHL victory. But she seems so close! Maybe the Canucks start games with two or three missed goals? When they lead in the score, they always fail in the end.
“Our first three league games were very difficult, without victories. Every shift seemed tiring when you make a lot of mistakes, you can’t manage in your zone,” Kaprizov said. “You try hard, work hard, and maybe you feel better. But after the victory, of course, there is no pressure. It’s like a mountain rising from your shoulders.”
Interestingly, Kaprizov generally considered it a fad to score in overtime. In fact, his very first career NHL goal was in overtime when Kirill The Thrill scored 3 (1+2) points in Los Angeles. And if you count overtime goals since 2020, when Kaprizov appeared in the league, only Chicago’s Connor McDavid (6) and Alex Debrinkat (7) have scored more than Kirill (5).
San Jose coach: you can’t go to the store and buy trust pills there
Artemy Panarin also scored a goal, leading the league in points (3+8=11 in five matches). In general, the top five NHL scorers now include three Russians at a time. After all, they are followed by Connor McDavid (5+5=10), Mikko Rantanen (3+6=9), Andrey Svechnikov (6+2=8) and Kirill Kaprizov (4+4=8). Additionally, Svechnikov, along with Steven Stamkos (6), is also the best marksman in the NHL right now.
Admittedly, the Rangers were beaten in New York by San Jose (2-3), and this Californian team is now coached by David Quinn, who previously led the New York Rangers. That is, a person came and remembered. Although his Sharks started the championship with five defeats.
“I can’t go to the store and buy trust pills for the whole team,” Quinn said. “You gain that confidence when you do the right thing on the ice and watch your teammates do the right thing.”
Well, good advice. Panarin, on the other hand, extended his goalscoring streak to five games – interestingly, no one at Rangers has given such a hot start to the season since 2011, when Brad Richards also started in tumultuous fashion. But in general, it’s interesting how long Khlebushek can withstand McDavid’s onslaught in the scorers’ chart, because everyone understands that Connor can score 150 points for the championship.
Source : MatchTV
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