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Slovak hockey defenseman Erik Černák scored in the NHL night game when he scored a goal into an empty net to seal Tampa Bay’s 5:1 victory over Washington. In addition to the second goal of the season, he also scored four plus points.
Boston’s players secured the President’s Trophy for the winner of the regular season when they defeated Columbus 2:1 after overtime on home ice. The Vegas Golden Knights, who were the first team of the Western Conference to advance, will not be missing in the playoffs, despite a 3:4 overtime loss on the ice of San Jose.
Watch Erik Černák’s goal:
NHL – results:
Tampa Bay Lightning – Washington Capitals 5:1 (2:0, 0:1, 3:0)
New Jersey Devils – New York Rangers 2:1 (2:0, 0:1, 0:0)
Ottawa Senators – Philadelphia Flyers 5:4 pp (1:0, 2:1, 1:3 – 1:0)
Pittsburgh Penguins – Nashville Predators 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0)
Montreal Canadiens – Florida Panthers 2:5 (1:1, 0:2, 1:2)
Boston Bruins – Columbus Blue Jackets 2:1 pp (0:1, 1:0, 0:0 – 1:0)
Detroit Red Wings – Carolina Hurricanes 3:2 (1:0, 1:2, 1:0)
Chicago Blackhawks – St. Louis Blues 3:5 (0:0, 1:3, 2:2)
Edmonton Oilers – Los Angeles Kings 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Seattle Kraken – Anaheim Ducks 4:1 (2:0, 0:1, 2:0)
San Jose Sharks – Vegas Golden Knights 4:3 pp (2:1, 1:1, 0:1 – 1:0)
Erik Černák he played over 21 minutes and scored after catching John Carlson’s pass to Alexander Ovechkin on a layup and closing out the scoring with a shot from the red line. It was his second goal of the season and first since Dec. 14, when he scored against Seattle. With four plus points, he was the best among all players in the match.
Černák’s compatriot Martin Fehérváry he played 16:26 minutes in the Washington jersey, during which he recorded one negative point. The Capitals have lost the sixth game out of the past seven and are already seven points short of the playoffs. After 66 games played, Černák has 16 Canadian points for 2 goals and 14 assists.
In the end, the Slovak fight did not take place in the match between New Jersey and the New York Rangers, because in front of the goalkeeper of the “Riders” Jaroslav Halák Igor Šestorkin got priority. Tomas Tatar played almost 16 minutes for the Devils, during which he scored one plus point and recorded three shots.
The Boston players achieved their 58th victory of the season against Columbus, which was achieved by the Czech forward David Pastrňák with the winning goal in overtime (2:1 pp). They have accumulated 121 points so far and have an unattainable 18-point lead over second-place Carolina with seven games left in the regular season. They won the President’s Trophy, which has been awarded since 1986, for the fourth time in history. Previously, they also triumphed in 1990 and 2014.
The Vegas Golden Knights lost their second game in a row, but remain atop the Western Conference. On the ice of San Jose, they lost 3:4 after overtime, when Logan Couture decided the victory of the “sharks”. This is Vegas’ fifth playoff appearance in their sixth season in the NHL.
