Los Angeles’ top scorer Adrian Kempe. But despite two more goals, it wasn’t enough to beat Carolina.
Four goals in the second period and a 4-1 lead going into the final period wasn’t enough for Los Angeles.
Homeland Carolina’s team turned and equalized before the final whistle blew in Raleigh, sending the game into overtime. There, Sebastian Ahu in the last minute made sure to give Carolina its sixth straight NHL ice hockey victory in the power play.
Los Angeles’ two goals were scored by Adrian Kempe, who scored 22 goals this season as the West Coast’s leading scorer.
– The taste of this match is that we left a point here. But when it’s all done and done, we’ll take the point we’ve got with us,” Coach Todd McClellan told Bally Sports West.
In Montreal, the visiting team, Ottawa, narrowly defeated the host team. When Brady Tkachuk scored the decisive 5-4 goal in the penultimate minute of the game, many fans showed their displeasure.
– I mean, it was huge to get some middle finger from some of the fans. “Chucky” loved it, says Tim Stötzl, who scored two goals and two assists in the game, according to the Associated Press.
Anton Forsberg has never been as successful against Ottawa as he was when he kept a clean sheet against Montreal this weekend. But this time his 28 saves still went, marking his third consecutive win in the cage.
For Los Angeles, Ottawa and Montiel, leave the wait until night 12, Swedish time, for players who didn’t make it to this weekend’s All-Star festivities. Before that, Carolina has time to take on Buffalo on Thursday night.