yesterday 09:30
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In the NHL games abroad on the night of Thursday to Friday, four Slovaks were in action: defender Martin Fehérváry, forwards Tomáš Tatar and Juraj Slafkovský and goalkeeper Jaroslav Halák. They scored one goal and one assist together.
Martin Fehérváry of the Washington Capitals scored the game-winning goal on the ice of the Columbus Blue Jackets, with his third accurate shot of the season, he contributed to the 6:2 triumph. New York Rangers goaltender Jaroslav Halák also enjoyed the win, contributing 17 saves to the Montreal Canadiens’ 4:1 ice victory with Juraj Slafkovský. New Jersey Devils forward Tomáš Tatar recorded an assist in the third straight game, but his team lost to the St. Louis Blues 3:5 at home.
Slovak conscript unit Juraj Slafkovsky faced the Slovakian goalkeeper when he welcomed Jaroslav Halák on home ice. However, he didn’t threaten him even once per game, he only gave away one point and ended the duel with a “minus” in the +/- points statistics. He scored for the ‘riders’ first goal, when Chris Kreider perfectly read his unfortunate pass to Arber Xhekaj on the Montreal power play and scored in a weakened position. Juraj Slafkovský played a duel in the second attack alongside Christian Dvorak and Josh Anderson. He spent a total of 13:23 minutes on the ice, including 1:23 on power plays. Those were his highest minutes in the last four games. However, he hasn’t scored in 10 consecutive matches.
Juraj Slafkovski’s mistake on the New York Rangers’ first goal (player number 20):
The Slovakian goalkeeper was also in action in the same match Jaroslav Halák, who only trusted the New York Rangers’ goal in the second game of this year. He struck out 17, allowed only once, and finished the duel with a 94.4% hit rate. In the last three intercepted duels he has always maintained the success rate above 90%. At the same time, it was his third win in a row and fourth of the season.
Slovakian striker Thomas Tartar he scored in the third game in a row and in the sixth of the last seven, but even this was not enough for him to keep his place in the first attack of the “devils”. Home duel against the St. Louis Blues played in the second lineup along with Jack Hughes and Erik Haula. He scored Canada’s run for an assist on New Jersey’s second goal of the game when he successfully charged Jack Hughes. He was extremely active with his shot in the match, as he came up with seven attempted shots, but none of them went on target. In the end, the duel ended with only a “plus” in the balance of +/- points. He spent 17:56 minutes on the ice, the most in the last 5 games. In power plays, he got 3:04 minutes of space. Tomáš Tatar has 24 points for 9 goals and 15 assists in 38 games played. With over 21 points, together with defender Jonas Siegenthaler, he is the best of the team.
Assisted by Tomáš Tatar (player with number 90):
The Slovakian defender of the Washington Capitals had a crazy moment last night Martin Fehérváry, who scored a goal with a header. His breakthrough moment came in the 38th minute, when he lifted the puck with his helmet in the area in front of goal after Dylan Strome’s shot and curiously bounced it into the goal. The fact that it was the winning goal only underlines the exceptional nature of the whole situation. Martin Fehérváry started in the third back pair alongside Alexander Alexejev. He spent 19:06 on the ice (the most since he returned from injury), including 54 seconds of weakness. In addition to Canada’s third goal and sixth point of the season, he also earned two penalty minutes when he went into the penalty box for roughing up Mathieu Olivier. In the match he managed to shoot on goal three times, gave away 2 points and also added 4 blocked attempts.
Martin Fehérváry’s goal:
