NHL playoffs questions and answers

Cologne (SID) The play-offs for the Stanley Cup begin in the North American professional league NHL on Wednesday. Four German national ice hockey players are there: Tom Kühnhackl, Tobias Rieder, Philipp Grubauer and Korbinian Holzer. The Sports Information Service (SID) answers the most important questions. Who is favorite? Defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins with striker Tom Kühnhackl are aiming for their third Stanley Cup triumph in a row - as the first club in 35 years. The team led by Canadian superstar Sidney Crosby has always been in top form in the play-offs over the past two years. The core of the team around Crosby, Yevgeny Malkin, Phil Kessel and Kris Letang stayed together. Runner-up Nashville Predators collected the most points in the main round. What role does Tom Kühnhackl play? The Landshuter is not one of the stars at the Penguins. The 26-year-old is the hard worker who has the stars' backs. Kühnhackl only has two goals this season; his job in the fourth line of attack is defense. He has to deal with the opponent's best attackers and is often outnumbered on the ice. The opponent in the first round from Wednesday is the arch-rival Philadelphia Flyers. What are the chances for Tobias Rieder? Kühnhackl's Landshut buddy is taking to the ice in the play-offs for the first time after four years in the NHL with 312 main round games. His move in February from the chronically unsuccessful Arizona Coyotes to the Los Angeles Kings was a stroke of luck for the 25-year-old. With the champions of 2012 and 2014, Rieder is only an outsider. In the round of XNUMX, the Kings will face the surprise team Vegas Golden Knights, who went from record to record in their first NHL season. Is Philipp Grubauer in goal for the Washington Capitals? Yes. On Tuesday, the Rosenheimer proudly announced that he would be between the posts for the start of the play-offs on Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. For years, Grubauer was in the shadow of Canadian Braden Holtby. When the regular goalie weakened, Grubauer proved his class. Since the end of November, the Rosenheimer has been statistically the best goaltender in the NHL. With Holtby in goal, Washington failed in the quarterfinals against Pittsburgh in each of the past two years - despite goals from Russian superstar Alexander Ovechkin. Will Korbinian Holzer play for the Anaheim Ducks? If no one gets hurt, probably not. The Munich native was deported to the farm team in San Diego in February. In March he helped out twice. However, the 16-year-old did not make more than a total of 29 appearances in the main round - his worst record since his debut season in 2010/11. Holzer is the number eight defender in the Californians' play-off squad. What is the mode? The game is played according to the “best of seven” mode; four wins are necessary to advance. If the score is tied after 60 minutes, the game is extended until a goal is scored. This can take a while. The longest game in NHL history was only decided after 1936:176 minutes in 30 between the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Maroons. The champion will not be determined until June.

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NHL playoffs questions and answers

The play-offs for the Stanley Cup begin in the North American professional league NHL on Wednesday. Here you will find answers to the most important questions.

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