Czech striker Tomáš Nosek beats Los Angeles Kings goalkeeper Jonathan Quick in the service of Vegas Golden Knights.
Gary A. Vasquez, Reuters
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Nosek opened the score in the 8th minute. The 28-year center found the puck on the offensive blue line, drove it into the right circle, and with an accurate shot over the shoulder of goalkeeper Jonathan Quick, sent Vegas into the lead. In front of the second goal, Nosek in the middle zone ran the puck to Mattias Janmark, who found Alex Tuch and the American forward overtook Quick for the second time.
“It’s great to play with him, he brought a lot of speed and dexterity to our formation. It looks like we’re quite seated, and I hope it will continue in other matches,” Nosek praised the interaction with Janmark, who entered the first duel. in a Vegas jersey after arriving from Chicago.
The second assist was recorded by Nosek in the third period, when after his won throw-in he found Tuch Alex Pietrangel, who with the help of one of the defenders overcame the alternating Calvin Petersen in the gate of the home Kings. Quick left Petersen in place after Max Pacioretty’s quaint goal in the 16th minute. After Pacioretty’s high throw, the puck jumped on the edge and the American goalkeeper could not react to his unexpected change of direction.
Golden Knights goalkeeper Marc-Andre Fleury scored the 485th career victory and became the fourth place in the charts on the standings of Ed Belfour. “I’ve always enjoyed watching Eddie and respecting him, it’s a great honor for me to overcome his record,” Fleury said.
The Vegas hockey players lost Los Angeles for the second time in a row and won the fourth game in a row. With sixty points, the Golden Knights hold second place in the Western Division and the entire NHL.
The Colorado players decided their win in the second period, in which they bounced back to 4: 1 thanks to three goals. In the 25th minute, Rantanen increased the power play to 3: 1, scored the 26th goal in the year and thus confirmed the position of the second best scorer of the entire competition. The Finnish striker’s goal was assisted by Nathan MacKinnon, who scored for the eleventh time in a row.
Devan Dubnyk took on the Avalanche goal for the first time after the exchange from San Jose and succeeded in his club debut as the tenth goalkeeper in history. The 34-year-old goalkeeper contributed 31 successful hits to his new team’s victory.
In the remaining duels, the Western Division of Minnesota defeated Arizona 5: 2 and Anaheim defeated San Jose 4: 1. The Ducks on the Ice Sharks succeeded for the second time in a row. The only goal of the losers was scored by Erik Karlsson, who reduced to 1: 3 in the 58th minute. Neither Tomáš Hertl nor Radim Šimek scored.
For the third time in a row, the Calgary players, who won 4: 1 in Montreal, succeeded. Twice Mark Giordano, the elite back of the Flames, entered the statistics twice. The Canadian defender raised to 2-0 at the start of the second period and scored his 23rd winning goal in his career. No other defender has scored so many in club history.
The Flames defeated the Canadiens for the fourth time in a row, and in the fight for the playoffs, they approached their opponent by a difference of four points. “We are doing well against Montreal, we still played great today,” said Calgary goalkeeper Jacob Markström.
Winnipeg, the second team in the “Canadian” division, defeated Ottawa with two goals in the third period 3: 2. For the first time in eight matches, Senators striker Connor Brown did not make his mark, but he extended the point series to nine duels thanks to his assistance at Josh Norris’s goal.
| Results of Wednesday’s NHL matches: |
| Montreal – Calgary 1:4 (0:1, 1:1, 0:2) |
| Goals: 31. Kulak – 4. Hanifin, 21. Giordano, 53. Leivo, 59. Monahan. Shots on goal: 27:34. No spectators. Match stars: 1. Giordano, 2. Hanifin, 3. Backlund (all Calgary). |
| Ottawa – Winnipeg 2:3 (1:1, 0:0, 1:2) |
| Goals: 2. N. Paul, 60. Norris – 4. Scheifele, 43. Perreault, 50. Lewis. Shots on goal: 29:35. No spectators. Match stars: 1. Brossoit, 2.Scheifele (both Winnipeg), 3. N. Paul (Ottawa). |
| St. Louis – Colorado 3:4 (1:1, 0:3, 2:0) |
| Goals: 46th and 57th Hoffman, 16th Dunn – 11th Bellemare, 23rd Compher, 26th Rantanen, 32nd Saad. Shots on goal: 34:28. Match stars: 1. Hoffman (St. Louis), 2. Rantanen, 3. Compher (both Colorado). |
| Minnesota – Arizona 5:2 (1:0, 2:1, 2:1) |
| Goals: 17th and 45th Zuccarello, 28th Parise, 40th Bonino, 46th Spurgeon – 23rd Chychrun, 49th Kessel. Shots on goal: 22:30. No spectators. Match stars: 1. Zuccarello, 2. Talbot, 3. Bonino (all Minnesota). |
| Los Angeles – Vegas 2: 6 (1:3, 1:1, 0:2) |
| Goals: 14th and 39th T. Moore – 8. The nose, 12th cloth (The nose), 16. Pacioretty, 36. Stephenson, 46. Mark Stone, 51. Pietrangelo (The nose). Shots on goal: 22:32. Match stars: 1. The nose, 2. Martinez (oba Vegas), 3. T. Moore (Los Angeles). |
| San Jose – Anaheim 1:4 (0:1, 0:2, 1:1) |
| Goals: 58. E. Karlsson – 9. Getzlaf, 23. D. Grant, 34. Volkov, 60. Silfverberg. Shots on goal: 28:27. No spectators. Match stars: 1. D. Grant, 2. Stolarz, 3. Volkov (all Anaheim). |
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