Czech Carolina goalkeeper Petr Mrázek successfully intervenes in the NHL match against Dallas.
Gerry Broome, ČTK / AP
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Petr Mrázek could not even dream of such a return after an injury. After an excellent performance in the AHL, coach Rod Brind´Amour pulled him into the first NHL game from January 31. And the 28-year-old Czech goalkeeper rewarded him in the best possible way.
28 interventions, a clean sheet, and a huge share of the valuable 1-0 win over Dallas. It was in the match with Stars that Mrázek was injured at the end of January this year. Huricanes are doing great in the shortened year even without him, however, the return of the Czech šikula is a great encouragement before the elimination fights. Especially if his well-being from the winning match will continue.
The duel of Central Division was decided by Jordan Martinook in the first minute of the second period, when he drove well and took advantage of Vincent Trocheck’s exact offer.
At the end of the first period, Hronek assisted at the opening goal of the match, which was taken care of by Dylan Larkin. The 23-year-old back consolidated Detroit’s most productive player with 22 points with his 20th pass this year. Hronek recorded twenty assists in the second season in a row.
The Red Wings decided the first win after a series of three defeats in the second period, in which Valtteri Filppula, Michael Rasmussena and Marc Staal won. Afterwards, Victor Hedman reduced the home side, but Darren Helm sealed the Detroit win with a goal into the empty net.
The record was marked by the match between New Jersey and Washington. Alexandr Ovečkin caught up with his 265th goal from the overpowering game of Brett Hull and only nine goals are missing for the historically best shooter in power play Dave Andreychuk. With a 5: 4 victory, he scored a total of 725th goals. In addition, the Russian shooting phenomenon helped the team from the capital complete a very curious balance in this “special” NHL season.
The Capitals have played with the Devils for the eighth time of the year and their balance is stunning. With Lindy Ruff’s team, they won all eight matches of the year, which none of the teams have ever done before.
It should be noted that the home team did their best not to be associated with this unflattering record. Washington was shot 39:19, but they only led once. That’s when the experienced Devils icon Travis Zajac prevailed at the beginning of the match. The Czech forward Pavel Zacha also used the attack in the third period to assist the Swede Jesper Bratt’s goal.
However, the goals for New Jersey came late, losing 4: 5 in front of almost five thousand spectators, again only documenting another miserable season that the Prudential Center team is experiencing.
The Calgary hockey players have stopped doing well, thanks to which at least David Rittich’s minute in the Flames goal is increasing. But even he did not prevent the seventh defeat of eight duels. This time, the home team was not enough for Toronto in Toronto, which they lost 2: 4. The native of Jihlava caught 26 of the 30 shots and for a long time kept the ambitions of the Flames up.
At the end of the second period, however, Alex Galchenyuk started the turnaround, and in the third period, Toronto stars John Tavares and Auston Matthews started. They flipped the match to Toronto, which is warming up at the top of the Northern Division, while Calgary is losing six points to the promotion.
| NHL Match Results: |
| Tampa Bay – Detroit 1:5 (0:1, 0:3, 1:1) |
| Goals: 45. Hedman – 20. Larkin (Hronek), 37. Filppula, 37. Rasmussen, 39. M. Staal. 55. Helm. Shots on goal: 28:18. Attendance: 3800 (limited number). Match stars: 1. Greiss, 2. Glendening, 3. Mantha (all Detroit). |
| New Jersey – Washington 4:5 |
| Calgary – Toronto 2:4 |
| Carolina – Dallas 1:0 |
| Anaheim – Arizona 2:3 PP |
| Florida – Columbus 3:0 |
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