Slovaks in the NHL

2024-09-24 04:30:00
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Slovak hockey player Martin Pospíšil scored his eighth goal in the current NHL season on Sunday night. He helped Calgary win at home over Los Angeles 4:2. Montreal with Juraj Slafkovský lost to Caroline 0:3, thus ending his nine-game point streak on his 20th birthday.

Toronto won 3:0 in Buffalo thanks to a goal by Auston Matthews, it was the 60th accurate shot of the season for the leader of the scoring table. Washington defenseman John Carlson scored in his 1000th game in the NHL, his team ended up losing to Boston 2-3 after raids. Colorado and Vancouver have definitively secured their places in the playoffs.

Pospíšil scored Calgary’s second goal at 1:1 in the 12th minute. Together with his teammates, he managed to keep the puck in the offensive zone, skated in front of the opponent’s goal and after a precise pass from Andrej Kuzmenko scored from close range into the open net.

The Slovakian forward scored for the first time since March 16, ending a five-match wait for a goal and a Canadian point. After 54 duels of the season, he has 18 points (8+10). He played 13:29 minutes in the match, scored a plus point, sent three shots on goal, gave away five points and collected two two-minute penalties.

Calgary Flames – Los Angeles Kings 4:2 (2:1, 1:1, 1:0) Goals: 5. Kadri (Kuzmenko, Šarangović), 12. Pospíšil (Kuzmenko, Kadri), 32. Coleman (R. Andersson, Miromanov), 52. Weegar (Huberdeau, Šarangović) – 6. Kempe (Doughty, Fiala), 39. Kopitar (Kempe, Fiala)

Slafkovský did not extend his scoring streak. Against Carolina, he started again in Montreal’s first attack, during 20:41 min. not one of his six shots on goal was taken on the ice. He finished the duel with two minus points, despite the loss he was declared the third star of the match. The fourth clean sheet of the season was picked up by Pjotr ​​Kočetkov, who eliminated 26 shots.

Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis had a balance of 1+1, Jake Guentzel added two assists. The Hurricanes have won eight of the last ten duels.

“We were patient, we believed in our game and waited for it to come. There was no frustration that it didn’t work,” Jordan Staal, who opened the scoring on a layup in the 30th minute, told nhl.com. The Hurricanes went scoreless for the second straight game, Detroit’s Frederik Andersen shutout on Friday night.

Montreal Canadiens – Carolina Hurricanes 0:3 (0:0, 0:1, 0:2) Goals: 30. J. Staal (Teräväinen), 44. S. Aho II (Jarvis, Guentzel), 58. Jarvis (Guentzel, S. Aho II)

Erik Černák was missing from the Tampa Bay lineup, which defeated the New York Islanders 4:1. The club informed that the Slovak defender did not play because he had previously missed the team meeting. He didn’t even take part in the morning pre-skating. The Lightning scored in their ninth straight game, with Anthony Cirelli scoring two goals and adding an assist. Steven Stamkos also scored, who reached the 30-goal mark for the ninth time in his NHL career.

Nikita Kučerov and Brendon Hagel assisted twice, and Andrej Vasilevsky blocked 27 shots. “Two points are always very valuable, it’s a lot. The number one goal is to get to the playoffs,” Cirelli said. “Blesky” are in the position of the first free card in the Eastern Conference.

Tampa Bay Lightning – New York Islanders 4:1 (2:1, 0:0, 2:0) Goals: 15. D. Raddysh (Kučerov, Cirelli), 15. Cirelli (Perbix, Hagel), 41. Stamkos (Lilleberg , Hagel), 58. Cirelli (Kučerov, Hedman) – 3. Palmieri (Pulock, Reilly)

Washington with Martin Fehérváry tied twice against Boston, but defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk decided the victory for the Bruins in the fifth series. The Capitals moved into third place in the Metropolitan Division with the point as Philadelphia lost to Chicago 1-5. The Slovak defender played 24:20 minutes, which equaled his season’s maximum, collected two minuses, received a minor penalty and had one shot attempt.

Carlson became the second Capitals player to score a goal in his 1,000th NHL game, followed by Calle Johansson (March 19, 2001). The 34-year-old American equalized on the power play in the 35th minute to make it 2:2. “It would have been nicer if we had won, but even a point has its value. It wasn’t our best performance, but we showed inner strength and we fought.” Carlson, who spent his entire career in Washington, told espn.com.

Washington Capitals – Boston Bruins 2:3 (0:1, 2:1, 0:0 – 0:0) snGoals: 22. Sgarbossa (Jensen, Dowd), 35. Carlson (Pacioretty, D. Strome) – 19. H Lindholm (Zacha, Pastrňák), 23. Beecher, decision. rent Shattenkirk

Seattle lost to Dallas 0:3, Tomáš Tatar did not start for the home team again and was listed as a healthy substitute. The Stars won their seventh straight, tying a club record. Jake Oettinger neutralized 17 opponent shots and recorded a clean sheet. Roope Hintz and Wyatt Johnston scored and added one assist each.

Johnston became the third player in club history to reach 100 career points before his 21st birthday. Apart from him, only Brian Bellows and Mike Modano did it.

Seattle Kraken – Dallas Stars 0:3 (0:0, 0:1, 0:2) Goals: 39. W. Johnston (Lundkvist, Stankoven), 41. Pavelski (Hintz, Heiskanen), 59. Hintz (W. Johnston , Lindell)

St. Louis Blues – San Jose Sharks 0:4 (0:0, 0:3, 0:1) Goals: 29. Zadina, 33. Granlund (Zetterlund, Eklund), 38. Kunin, 57. Rutta (Sturm)

Philadelphia Flyers – Chicago Blackhawks 1:5 (0:2, 1:1, 0:2) Goals: 21. Foerster (Hathaway) – 3. Reichel (Tinordi, Athanasiou), 17. Kurashev (Bedard, A. Vlasic), 38. N. Foligno (Kurashev, T. Johnson), 50. Joe. Anderson (Reichel), 55. Entwistle (Joe. Anderson, Kaiser)

Matthews helped Toronto’s triumph on the ice of Buffalo with the 60th goal of the season. The American center broke the 60-goal mark in one season for the second time in his professional league career.

Buffalo Sabers – Toronto Maple Leafs 0:3 (0:1, 0:1, 0:1) Goals: 5. Tavares (W. Nylander, Timmins), 23. N. Robertson (Knies), 55. Matthews (Timmins)

Winnipeg Jets – Ottawa Senators 2:3 (0:0, 1:2, 1:1) Goals: 22. Ehlers (Monahan, DeMelo), 50. Scheifele (Connor, Morrissey) – 24. Katchouk (Brännström, Kastelic), 34. Greig (B. Tkachuk, Batherson), 59. B. Tkachuk (Stützle, Sanderson)

Colorado Avalanche – Nashville Predators 7:4 (2:3, 3:1, 2:0) Goal: 6. Drouin (MacKinnon, Rantanen), 17. Mittelstadt (MacKinnon, Makar), 26. Lehkonen (Makar, Drouin), 39. Makar (Rantanen, Parise), 40. Trenin, 44. MacKinnon (Manson, Toews), 57. MacKinnon (Rantanen) – 4. Co. Smith (Nyquist, McCarron), 14. Jankowski (Novak), 14. Fabbro (Zucker, Sherwood), 21. Nyquist (Stastney, F. Forsberg)

Columbus Blue Jackets – Pittsburgh Penguins 4:3 (1:0, 0:2, 2:1 – 1:0) snGóly: 8. Olivier (Sillinger), 50. Marčenko (Severson, Werenski), 52. Werenski (J. Gaudreau) – 34. D. O’Connor (Rust, M. Pettersson), 39. Rust (Crosby, Letang), 49. Rakell (Malkin)

Arizona Coyotes – New York Rangers 5:8 (0:1, 3:2, 2:5) Goals: 27. Maccelli (McBain, Doan), 32. Keller (Schmaltz), 40. Bjugstad (Schmaltz), 53. Crouse (L. Cooley, Bjugstad), 55. L. Cooley (Välimäki, Maccelli) – 15. Lafrenière (Panarin, R. Lindgren), 22. R. Lindgren (Fox, Lafrenière), 27. Lafrenière (Trocheck, Panarin), 46. ​​Kreider (Roslovic, R. Lindgren), 48. Z. Jones (Lafrenière, Panarin), 50. Goodrow, 58. Panarin (Kakko), 60. Lafrenière (Trocheck, Fox)

Florida won over Detroit 3-2 after separate runs. The captain of the “Panthers” Alexander Barkov contributed to this with two goals in the third period, after his hits the home team led 2:1. The match was sent to extra time by the captain of the guests, Dylan Larkin, who used a power play in the 57th minute.

The victory of the home team was decided by Sam Reinhart, who was the only one successful in raids. Detroit lost its ninth game in a row on opponents’ rinks. Florida ended a four-game losing streak at home. Detroit moved away from the second position with a free card in the Eastern Conference, losing two points to Philadelphia.

Florida Panthers – Detroit Red Wings 3:2 (0:1, 0:0, 2:1 – 0:0) snGoals: 53. Barkov (Ekblad, Mikkola), 56. Barkov (Reinhart, Ekman-Larsson), decision. rent Reinhart – 11. Fabbri (Perron, Gostisbehere), 56. Larkin (P. Kane, Gostisbehere)

Minnesota lost to Vegas 1-2 in overtime, which was decided by Jonathan Marchessault. He scored the game-winning goal into an empty Wild net as coach John Hynes called off the goalie again in extra time. Minnesota needs points, and Hynes took a chance, but it didn’t work out this time. Based on league rules, if a team concedes in a game without a goalkeeper in extra time, it will also lose a point for a draw after 60 minutes. The Wild came up empty.

“We needed two points to still have a chance to advance to the playoffs. I think sending Kaprizov, Zuccarello, Eriksson Eko and Boldy on the ice against three opposing players gives you a great chance to win. Now it didn’t work out.” said Hynes, who has already succeeded with a similar maneuver once this season.

Minnesota Wild – Vegas Golden Knights 1:2 (0:0, 1:0, 0:1 – 0:1) ppGoals: 37. Kaprizov (Boldy, Faber) – 54. Amadio (Stephenson, Martinez), 64. Marchessault ( W. Karlsson)

Edmonton Oilers – Anaheim Ducks 6:1 (3:0, 2:0, 1:1) Goals: 4. Henrique (Draisaitl, Ekholm), 15. McDavid (Hyman), 17. Ekholm (Carrick, Desharnais), 30. McDavid (Draisaitl, Bouchard), 36. Foegele (Ekholm, Desharnais), 48. Hyman (McDavid, Bouchard) – 56. Killorn (Fowler, Vatrano)

teams with certain participation in the playoffs: Eastern Conference:
New York Rangers,
Boston Bruins,
Carolina Hurricanes,
Florida Panthers

Western Conference:
Dallas Stars,
Colorado Avalanche,
Vancouver Canucks

2024-03-31 04:55:00
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The overseas NHL continued with the last game day of the week in the form of a 7-game schedule. Fans from the Tatras could especially look forward to an attractive start to the match between the New Jersey Devils and the Tampa Bay Lightning in the form of European time. In the lineups of their teams, there were a pair of defenders, Šimon Nemec for the “Devils” and Erik Černák for the “Lightnings” on the opposite side.

The New Jersey Devils welcomed the “Lightnings” from Tampa to the Prudential Center, against whom they failed in the previous two appearances. In the home team, he started in the 2nd defensive pair Simon Nemec together with Kevin Bahl, on the opposite side Erik Černák with Calvin de Haan. After a scoreless opening period, the guests from Tampa managed to take the lead, when they were already 2 goals ahead after goals from Victor Hedman and Brayden Point. Tyler Toffoli was able to answer with a power-play accurate shot, but it was the guests who took care of the key moment when Brandon Hagel scored with a backhand shot less than 10 minutes before the end. The Lightning could increase the score in the following minutes after the hooking of Šimon Nemec, who finally lasted a full 2 ​​minutes on the penalty bench. Even the experienced weakness did not help the “devils” and during the final minutes Nikita Kučerov added a goal insurance to 4:1 into the empty goal. The experienced 30-year-old forward became the first player ever to reach the 100-point mark in the current season. Both Slovak defenders presented themselves with a great performance, when the draft unit from 2022 played more than 19 minutes and scored a blocked shot or one point. At the same time, Šimon Nemec became the only back of the home team who ended the duel without a negative point. Erik Černák spent 18 minutes and 48 seconds on the ice, making him the 2nd busiest defender of his team and one of the best players on the ice towards the back. In addition, he scored 3 successful wins of the puck or a given point. He also ended the meeting with a plus point.

Šimon Nemec’s statistics:
blocked shots: 1
bodysuits: 1
puck gains: 1
penalty minutes: 2
ice time: 24 substitutions / 19:07 min (of which 12 seconds in power-ups, 1:47 min in weakenings)

Statistics of Erik Černák:
+/- body: +1
bodysuits: 1
puck gains: 3
ice time: 27 substitutions / 18:48 min (of which 4:30 min in weakening)

2024-02-26 06:50:01
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