Ice hockey | Aleksander Barkov and Anton Lundell struck in the general practice

of the NHL the reigning champion Florida Panthers took a win over the Los Angeles Kings in their final practice game before the start of the NHL season.

Three Finnish forwards scored points in Florida’s last training match played on neutral ground in Quebec, Canada.

The Kings started the scoring when the striker Phillip Danault hit the puck into the net in the first period after six minutes of play. It didn’t take long for the equalizer when Florida’s captain Alexander Barkov distracted the Kings’ goal guard with superior strength Darcy Kuemper and slid the puck into the goal past him at about the ninth minute of the game.

Florida still took the lead during the first period when Anton Lundell beat the scoreboard again with a superior score of 2–1. Canadian defenseman from Florida Aaron Ekblad shot the puck from the blue line toward the goal. The puck missed the goal, but bounced from the back of the field to the front of the goal, where Lundell hit it out of the air past Kuemper.

In addition to Ekblad, Lundell also recorded an assist in the goal Eetu Luostarinen. Florida won the match 4–2.

The NHL season starts in North America on Tuesday. Florida starts its season at that time with a home game against the Boston Bruins.

Montreal Canadiens and in the match between the Ottawa Senators, Finnish players scored points in a Montreal shirt Oliver Kapanen. Kapanen started the match in the third set Arber Xhekaj’n a field goal.

However, the match ended with Ottawa winning 4–2. Three of Ottawa’s goals were scored by an American forward Shane Pinto.

Kapanen has also been successful in previous training matches, at least in terms of points. A couple of weeks ago, in the match played against the Philadelphia Flyers, Kapanen recorded two assists. Also on Tuesday, in the match against the Senators, Kapanen scored one goal.

Kapanen, who played in Finnish Liiga KalPa last season, signed a three-year rookie contract with the Canadiens in the summer.

In a practice game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Utah Hockey Club, Colorado Joel Kiviranta scored one goal. The match ended with a 2–1 victory for Utah.