In the 20th minute, Voráček prepared a balancing goal for Sean Kuraly. The Czech striker was given a lot of space in the right circle after the pass of Zach Werenský, but instead of a shot from an ideal position, he still chose the pass and challenged Kuraly to score the sixth goal of the season. After a great event, Voráček scored the 22nd first assist of the season and continues to stay in the elite trio of the entire NHL. Only Jonathan Huberdeau (24) and Nathan MacKinnon (23) are better off.
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The 32-year-old winger has scored 27 points per goal and twenty-six assists so far this season, and is the fourth most productive of the Czechs. He also finished fourth among Czech hockey players in historical statistics.
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In historical statistics, after the 1005th match in the basic part of the NHL, he has 217 goals and 548 assists, Prospal is already ahead of him only thanks to a larger number of goals (255 + 510 out of 1108 matches). In front of them are only Jaromír Jágr (1921 points), Patrik Eliáš (1025) and Milan Hejduk (805).
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The decisive moment of the match came in the 37th minute, when Tim Stützle slipped between the defenders of the Blue Jackets and Ottawa scored the win with a successful backhand bluff.
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“It’s frustrating, we had some great goal opportunities, but we couldn’t catch them. I got a few interesting chances myself, but I chose the wrong solutions. Instead of a simple ending, I tried to come up with something extra and unfortunately it didn’t work out. Today we they should have scored more than one goal, but unfortunately it didn’t work out, there are such matches as well, “said a disappointed Voráček.
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Pittsburgh and Dominik Simon reversed the development of the match against Winnipeg and celebrated the fifth victory in a row after a 3-2 win after separate raids. The Jets led 2-0 after two thirds, but the home Penguins equalized with two goals in just nine seconds. Kasperi Kapanen lowered in on the 47th minute, and Jeff Carter tied in at 47:04. The only successful shooter, Sidney Crosby, completed the turn in separate raids. Simon played just over 12 minutes and scored a positive plus / minus score.
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Pavel Zacha did not help the New Jersey hockey players to win over Los Angeles. In 14 minutes he scored one negative point and one shot on goal. Despite two goals by Jasper Bratt in the first period, the Devils lost to Kings 2: 3 on home ice. Carl Grundström scored the winning goal.
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Florida also lost to Radek Gudas, the Panthers lost to Seattle 3: 5. Gudas managed six crashes and a fight with Yanni Goud in 15 minutes. Mason Appleton scored the winning goal of the Kraken at a time when the Czech defender was missing due to a five-minute penalty.
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In the only match without Czech representation, Vancouver lost on home ice 1: 3 to St. Louis.
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| NHL Sunday Results: |
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| Seattle – Florida 5:3 (0:1, 3:2, 2:0) |
| Goals: 26. Marcus Johansson, 31. Gourde, 31. Blackwell, 41. Appleton, 60. Järnkrok – 5. Duclair, 33. Huberdeau, 35. Barkov. Shots on goal: 29:31. Attendance: 17,151. Match Stars: 1. Grubauer, 2. Appleton (both Seattle), 3. Huberdeau (Florida). |
| Columbus – Ottawa 1:2 (1:1, 0:1, 0:0) |
| Goals: 20. Kuraly (J. Voráček) – 8. Zub, 37. Stützle. Shots on goal: 36:33. Attendance: 15,037. Match Stars: 1. A. Forsberg, 2. Stützle (both Ottawa), 3. Kuraly (Columbus). |
| Pittsburgh – Winnipeg 3: 2 sam. raids (0: 1, 0: 1, 2: 0 – 0: 0) |
| Goals: 47. Kasperi Kapanen, 48. J. Carter, decisive sam. raid. Crosby – 4. Wheeler, 29. Connor. Shots on goal: 38:29. Attendance: 17,962. Match Stars: 1. Jarry, 2. J. Carter (both Pittsburgh), 3. Connor (Winnipeg). |
| New Jersey – Los Angeles 2:3 (2:1, 0:1, 0:1) |
| Goals: 3rd and 18th Bratt – 6th Iafallo, 36th Arvidsson, 52nd Grundström. Shots on goal: 25:37. Attendance: 11,354. Match Stars: 1. Grundström (Los Angeles), 2. Bratt (New Jersey), 3. Severson (New Jersey). |
| Vancouver – St. Louis 1:3 (1:1, 0:2, 0:0) |
| Goals: 17. Pearson – 19. Faulk, 24. B. Schenn, 37. Kyrou. Shots on goal: 39:17. Attendance: 9424. Match Stars: 1. Faulk (St. Louis), 2. Pearson (Vancouver), 3. Husso (St. Louis). |
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| NHL Canadian Scoring: | |||||
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| 1. | Ovechkin | (Washington) | 42 | 58 | (29+29) |
| 2. | Draisitl | (Edmonton) | 37 | 58 | (28+30) |
| 3. | Huberdeau | (Florida) | 42 | 58 | (16+42) |
| 4. | McDavid | (Edmonton) | 36 | 55 | (19+36) |
| 5. | Kadri | (Colorado) | 36 | 51 | (15+36) |
| 6. | Stamkos | (Tampa Bay) | 42 | 50 | (20+30) |
| 7. | Rantanen | (Colorado) | 36 | 48 | (21+27) |
| 8. | Kaprizov | (Minnesota) | 36 | 47 | (17+30) |
| 9. | Meier | (San Jose) | 37 | 46 | (21+25) |
| 10. | A. Fox | (NY Rangers) | 42 | 45 | (7+38) |
| 34. | Hertl | (San Jose) | 42 | 37 | (21+16) |
| 47. | Parsnip | (Boston) | 38 | 35 | (19+16) |
| 80. | Palát | (Tampa Bay) | 38 | 30 | (15+15) |
| 101. | Voracek | (Columbus) | 37 | 27 | (1+26) |
| 150. | Nečas | (Carolina) | 34 | 22 | (8+14) |
| 171. | Hronek | (Detroit) | 40 | 21 | (4+17) |
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