Akira Schmid hexes the Devils to their third straight win

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The Devils have been in control at the Prudential Center in Newark from the very beginning. After just 39 seconds they take the lead via Ondrej Palat. In the second third, the home team made it 3-0 with a power play goal and a man with a man down, before Erik Haula – with two goals and an assist next to Schmid, the man of the match – kept the empty goal for five minutes shot. before the end.

Akira Schmid makes the New York Rangers desperate that night. The 23-year-old from Emmental saves all 23 shots on target and celebrates the second shutout of his NHL career – the first in the playoffs. For this, he was recognized as the best player in the game.

Captain Nico Hischier added an assist to the Devils’ victory. The other Swiss remained without score points. Timo Meier and Jonas Siegenthaler, who was the match winner for the Devils in game 4 with one goal and one assist, are each sent to the penalty area for two minutes in the first period.

Niederreiter is eliminated

With the first home win in this series, the New Jersey Devils are ahead and now lead 3-2 thanks to three wins in a row. On Sunday evening, the Newark team will have their first chance to qualify for the quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The play-offs are already over for Nino Niederreiter. The Vegas Golden Knights defeated Niederreiter’s Winnipeg Jets 4-1 to win the series in Game 5. The Swiss was only traded to Canada by the Nashville Predators at the end of February, his season is now over after the first round of the playoffs. Vegas will meet the winner of the series between the Edmonton Oilers and the Los Angeles Kings in the second round.

The Toronto Maple Leafs can’t use the first game puck. The Canadians lost 4-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in front of their own audience. The Florida franchise shortened the series to 2:3. (SDA/bjl)

Source : Blick