Czech hockey forward Ondřej Palát assisted on New Jersey’s only goal in a 1:4 loss on the ice of Edmonton. Defender Radko Gudas set up one of Anaheim’s goals in Sunday’s program. The Czech tough guy’s eighth point in the season did not help the Ducks win. The Ducks lost 2:4 in the home duel with Winnipeg.
Tomáš Hertl and Filip Zadina’s recordings did not lead to victory either. Their San Jose lost to Vegas with Jiří Patera in the goal 4:5 after separate raids.
In Edmonton, two teams with excellent form met each other. The Devils entered the match with three wins in a row, the Oilers even won six times in a row. And it was the home hockey players who were aiming for another two-point gain from the start. Connor Brown’s opening goal was called off by the video referee after the coach’s challenge. Derek Ryan’s shot from the end of the first period was no longer contested and the Oilers went to the cabins with a narrow lead.
Evan Bouchard made it 2-0 in the second period, and Connor McDavid added a third hit at the beginning of the third period. The star Canadian forward scored in his ninth straight game and moved into eighth place in the league in scoring. Defender Bouchard entered the statistics even for the eleventh time in a row and with 28 points he is the third most productive back in the NHL.
“Bouchard is in incredible shape. He plays great offense and defense and has been a big part of our winning streak. It’s fun to go on the ice and know we’re going to do well. It’s great that we’re consistent,” praised Oilers defenseman Vincent Desharnais.
Thirty seconds after McDavid’s hit to make it 3-0, the New Jersey hockey players were able to reduce the score. After the event, in which Palát also participated, Jesper Bratt scored a contact goal. The Devils tried their luck with six players on the field with more than four minutes to go, but their risk didn’t work out. Evander Kane hit the open goal, which closed the score at the final 4:1.
The first goal in the match between Anaheim and Winnipeg took until the 37th minute, when Ducks forward Alexander Killorn opened the scoring on a power play. After 75 seconds of the third part, the home team made it 2:0. After the quick action of Radek Gudas and Jakob Silfverberg, the puck reached Adam Henrique and he shot past goalkeeper Connor Hellebuyck for the second time.
After the second conceded goal, the Jets players took over the reins of the match. Nino Niederreiter reduced the score to 1:2, Morgan Barron scored the equalizing goal in the 46th minute, and Gabriel Vilardi completed the turnaround at 58:18. Mark Scheifele gave the final form of the result with a shot into the empty goal.
Anaheim lost 11 of its last 12 games and fell to 14th in the Western Conference during the streak. “It’s bad. We lost a game that we should have won again. Even with the bad results in the last few games, we have to stay positive and we have to build on the good things. It has to turn around at some point,” Anaheim coach Greg Cronin said.
San Jose has won the last two games after big turnovers in the final minutes and has prepared a similar scenario for the duel against Vegas. The Sharks erased a two-goal deficit in the last four minutes and sent the game into overtime at 4-4. The goal was not scored in that, so the raids had to decide. In the shootout, the home Golden Knights were happier, winning for the third time in a row.
San Jose’s point was also helped by the Czech forwards Zadin and Hertl, who each assisted once. The Vegas victory was picked up by goalkeeper Patera. In his first game of the season and third in the NHL, the 24-year-old native of Prague covered 35 shots and caught with a success rate reaching 90 percent. In the final raids, the Czech goalkeeper did not concede even once.
NHL Results:
Columbus – Florida 2:5 (1:2, 0:0, 1:3)
Goals: 8. Činachov, 57. Voronkov – 2. Forsling, 8. Verhaeghe, 54. Barkov, 59. M. Tkachuk, 59. Luostarinen. Shots on goal: 19:37. Spectators: 16,269. Stars of the match: 1. Barkov (Florida), 2. Greaves (Columbus), 3. Forsling (Florida).
Edmonton – New Jersey 4:1 (1:0, 1:0, 2:1)
Goals: 19. Ryan, 35. Bouchard, 45. McDavid, 57. E. Kane – 45. Bratt (Palat). Shots on goal: 30:27. Spectators: 18,347. Stars of the match: 1. Pickard, 2: McDavid (both Edmonton), 3. Bratt (New Jersey).
Montreal – Nashville 1:2 (0:1, 1:1, 0:0)
Goals: 40. J. Evans – 12. and 28. Sissons. Shots on goal: 38:32. Spectators: 20,864. Stars of the match: 1. Sissons (Nashville), 2. Gallagher (Montreal), 3. Saros (Nashville).
Chicago – Washington 2:4 (0:0, 1:3, 1:1)
Goals: 27. Kurashev, 59. Murphy – 36. and 56. Dowd, 29. Mantha, 34. D. Strome. Shots on goal: 34:27. Spectators: 18,258. Stars of the game: 1. Dowd, 2. Strome, 3. Mantha (all Washington).
Anaheim – Winnipeg 2:4 (0:0, 1:0, 1:4)
Goals: 37. Killorn, 42. Henrique (Gudas) – 42. Niederreiter, 46. M. Barron, 59. Vilardi, 60. Scheifele. Shots on goal: 27:31. Spectators: 13,626. Stars of the match: 1. Vilardi (Winipeg), 2. Killorn, 3. Fowler (both Anaheim).
Seattle – Minnesota 0:3 (0:1, 0:0, 0:2)
Goals: 8. Boldy, 53. Rossi, 60. Eriksson Ek. Shots on goal: 24:26. Spectators: 17,151. Stars of the game: 1. Gustavsson, 2. Boldy (both Minnesota), 3. Daccord (Seattle).
NY Rangers – Los Angeles 4:1 (0:0, 2:0, 2:1)
Goals: 29. Zibanejad, 38. Vesey, 52. Brodzinski, 56. Cuylle – 47. Danault. Shots on goal: 27:26. Spectators: 18,006. Stars of the game: 1. Quick, 2. Trocheck, 3. Brodzinski (all NY Rangers).
Vegas – San Jose 5:4 after sam. raids (0:1, 2:0, 2:3 – 0:0)
Goals: 26th and 50th Marchessault, 36. Stephenson, 42. McNabb, decider himself. raid Eichel – 44th and 60th Hoffman (second Hertl), 1st Ferraro, 57th Addison (Zadina). Shots on goal: 27:39. Jiří Patera caught 65 minutes for Vegas, conceded four goals from 39 shots and had a success rate of 89.7 percent. Spectators: 17,849. Stars of the match: 1. Marchessault (Vegas), 2. Hoffman (San Jose), 3. Eichel (Vegas).
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