During the last Hurricanes match of Caroline, last Wednesday against the Devils of New Jersey, the meeting went to the second period of extension to determine a winner.
The Hurricanes, who were in advance 3 to 1 in the series and had made a superb comeback in the meeting to force the overtime outfit, benefited from a four -minute digital advantage when the attacker Dawson Mercer accidentally struck Jesperi Kotkaniemi In the face hard.
As there was blood, it was a double-mineral penalty that he received.
The Caroline took advantage of this sky gift to score and win the series in five games to go to the second round.
But 48 hours after their victory, Kotkaniemi’s face is now unrecognizable, he who could very well have lost a eye and is lucky to get unscathed in the circumstances.
His teammates were quick to turn the situation in the joke while the defender Shayne gostisbeher said his right eyebrow could now be considered a member of the first unit of the Power Power of ‘Canes.
With only 2 passes to his last 16 games of qualifying series, we can say that he will finally have contributed directly to a victory of his team in series.
