Ice hockey, Nhl: after Tampa, Calgary also comes out of the playoffs

ByDOMENICO DRAGONE

Apr 20, 2019 #Colorado, #Columbus, #Hockey ghiaccio, #Nhl, #sport USA, #Tampa

Ice hockey Nhl: outside the seed No. 1 in the West, eliminated from Colorado. First time in history that the two n.1 come out immediately

After the clamorous elimination of Tampa – winner of the President’s Trophy as the team with the best budget of the league – at the hands of Columbus, even the number one in the West greets the postseason. With the 5-1 home defeat in race-5, Calgary says goodbye to the Stanely Cup dreams, leaving Colorado, who in the season had scored 17 points less than the Flames (90 against 107), entering the playoffs only as second wild card. But the doublets of Wilson and Rantanen have not given any chance to the Canadians. The Avalanche pass in the 2nd round for the first time in the last 11 years. It is the first time in Nhl’s history that both conference numbers come out in the first round.

LEAFS – Toronto bumps Boston taking the 3-2 in the series. The Maple Leafs now have a home match point, tomorrow at the Scotiabank Arena (9.00 pm Italian time). Disputed Auston Matthews’ 1-0 goal at 8’47 “from the end, with an interference on the goalkeeper Rask not considered as such by the referees even after resorting to video replay. The 2-0 of Kapanen 2 ‘later has effectively closed the accounts. Krejci’s 2-1 was late and useless at 44 ”from the siren.

SITUATION – East: Boston-Toronto 2-3 (tomorrow race-5); Tampa-Columbus 0-4; Washington-Carolina 2-2 (tonight race-5); NY Islanders-Pittsburgh 4-0. West: Calgary-Colorado 1-4; Nashville-Dallas 2-2 (race-5 tonight); Winnipeg-St. Louis 2-3 (tonight race-6); San Josè-Vegas 2-3 (tomorrow race-6).

By DOMENICO DRAGONE

iGaming expert - with over 10 years of experience in the retail market in Italy and knowledge of global online gaming. In the past he has worked with the largest national gambling companies and he managed some land-based shops on their behalf. Entrepreneur, investor and enthusiast of difficult challenges, in 2015 he founded The Betting Coach Group, an international news and social marketing agency geared towards sports, esports and gambling companies. He is currently the C.E.O of The Betting Coach and is a consultant for Loginbet.it Mr. Dragone collaborates with providers (game developers) and event organizers with the aim of helping them develop networks and business across continents. Passionate about journalism, he is the creator and promoter of iGaming Cafè, the first talk show in Italy, dedicated to companies and delegates from the gaming world.