Juraj Slafkovský (Montreal) in front of the NY Rangers goal Source: SITA/AP/Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press
MONTREAL – The hockey players of Montreal won on Sunday night over the leader of the Eastern Conference of the NHL New York Rangers 4:3 after separate raids. Slovak striker Juraj Slafkovský did not enter the Canadian scoring.
Of the Slovakians, only Calgary forward Martin Pospíšil scored, who scored an assist in a 2:3 loss in Philadelphia. His teammate Adam Ružička became the Slovak record holder in the number of games played for Calgary.
Even though the Slovakian striker did not score points in the Canadiens’ service, he showed his skill in the middle of the first period and started the Montreal action with an effective pass, in which teammate Brendan Gallagher’s opening goal was later scored.
Check out this pass by Slafkovsky…
Stick tied up, goes both hands behind the back. Gallagher scores later in the shift to give Canadiens a 1-0 lead. pic.twitter.com/eUNjIXGrRu— Mike Kelly (@MikeKellyNHL) January 7, 2024
Cole Caufield converted the decisive single run in Montreal, who was the only one to open the net in the second series. Montreal ranks 13th in the East. The Canadiens led 3-0 on goals from Brendan Gallagher, Sean Monahan and Joel Armia, but the Rangers were able to equalize in regulation time with goals from Artemij Panarin (25th goal of the season), Vincent Trocheck and Adam Fox.
“Every home game is special, but today it had even more charge. Saturday night, Rangers in town, it was a big game. It’s a shame we didn’t keep the lead, but we have two points. Monty made several great saves,” Gallagher told nhl.com, praising goaltender Sam Montembeault, who made 45 saves. Slafkovský started again in the first attack, he was on the ice for 19 minutes and 25 seconds. He had one negative point, one hit and one shot.
Pospišil and his fourth assist of the season
Four Slovaks appeared in Saturday’s program, only one scored points. Attacker Martin Pospíšil scored his fourth assist in the ongoing season. However, his goal pass was not enough for Calgary for points, as the Flames lost 2-3 on the ice of the Philadelphia Flyers.
Photo gallery (16) Slovakian forward Martin Pospíšil (Calgary) in the match against Philadelphia Source: SITA/AP/Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
Pospíšil sent a vertical pass from the defensive zone in the second period, Jonathan Huberdeau converted a solo run and gave the “Flames” a 1:0 lead. Adam Ružička didn’t score in the Flames jersey, but he started his 108th game for Calgary, breaking the current Slovak record held by Ronald Petrovicky in the number of matches played for the Flames.
He played 107 times for the team from the Canadian province of Alberta. Ružička is also the most productive Slovak in the club’s history, having collected 40 points for 14 goals and 26 assists. Pospišil was on the ice for 8 minutes and 7 seconds, had a plus point, one hit and one shot.
Ružička played only 19 seconds more than his compatriot and did not enter the statistics. Marek Hrivík and Róbert Döme from the Slovaks also wore the Flames jersey in the past. The Flyers stopped a series of four losses, Travis Konecny scored the winning goal at the beginning of the third period in a weakened state. “The first period was okay, but the opponent was better later on,” Calgary coach Ryan Huska said.
The German was the Devils’ most used player
Šimon Nemec started again in the first defense of New Jersey, but the Devils lost to Vancouver 4:6 at home. With a time of 23:32, the Slovak defender was the team’s most used player. In addition to the loss, the Devils also regret the loss of the important defender Jonathan Siegenthaler. The German’s Swiss defensive colleague did not finish the duel after Canucks quarterback Filip Hronek hit him in the leg with a hard shot in the second period. “Devils” coach Lindy Ruff did not have good news after the match.
“Jonas is not well. He has a broken leg and will be out for a while,” the New Jersey coach said. JT Miller and Elias Pettersson scored two goals and an assist for the winners, Quinn Hughes had three assists. Goalkeeper Thatcher Demko blocked 21 shots and claimed his 100th victory in the NHL.
The Devils started without elite center Jack Hughes, who suffered an upper body injury in the game against Chicago. The Devils reduced from 0:3 to 2:3, then from 2:5 to 4:5, but Dakota Joshua closed the Canucks’ victory into an empty net. “I liked the deployment. Twice we came within one goal, but we held on,” Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet said.
NHL results:
Philadelphia Flyers – Calgary Flames 3:2 /Hurried for the guests 0+1/
Colorado – Florida 4:8
Boston – Tampa Bay 7:3
Columbus – Minnesota 3:4 pp
Montreal – New York Rangers 4:3 pp a sn
New Jersey – Vancouver 4:6
Pittsburgh – Buffalo 3:0
San Jose – Toronto 1:4
Carolina – St. Louis 1:2 pp and sn
Dallas – Nashville 3:4
Edmonton – Ottawa 3:1
Vegas – New York Islanders 5:2
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2024-01-07 07:30:00
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