Jakub Voráček, who did not complete the knee-to-knee match five days ago and then missed one match, was not missing in the Columbus team during the 4: 1 win in Ottawa. On the other hand, Pavel Zacha, who injured his upper body last time, did not play, and without him New Jersey lost 3: 6 in Calgary.
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Palát was still in big shape at the beginning of the calendar year, scoring in four matches in a row. However, he did not finish in Buffalo on January 12, and the team subsequently missed two weeks due to injury. Since returning, he has not scored a single goal in seventeen matches (0 + 5).
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The palace scored a point in the beginning of the third period in Seattle. After the intrusion of Brayden Point, the Czech forward reached the puck in scrum together with Anthony Cirelli, who eventually increased it to 3: 1. The win was sealed by defender Victor Hedman, who scored twice in the match and his shot from the 29th minute was victorious. However, the defending champion did not start the newcomer well on the ice, as early as 2:38 he won the power play Yanni Gourde. In the introductory part, however, Nikita Kučerov equalized.
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Pastrňák, who fired a total of sixteen times in the previous two games, fired only one shot in Minnesota and scored two negative points. The home team’s goal was Kirilla Kaprizova already in the 15th minute 2: 0. Boston, who lacked the elite center Patrice Bergeron, equaled Craig Smith and Brad Marchand at the turn of the opening and second periods. The match was decided by Jordan Greenway in 47:56 and after the loss of Pastrňák in the game without a goalkeeper, Ryan Hartman secured the win.
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| Ottawa – Columbus 1:4 (1:1, 0:2, 0:1) |
| Goals: 10. Ennis – 16. and 35. Roslovic, 23. Robinson, 60. Kuraly. Shots on goal: 31:39. Attendance: 10,087. Match stars: 1. Roslovic, 2. Merzlikins, 3. Laine (all Columbus). |
| Minnesota – Boston 4:2 (2:1, 0:1, 2:0) |
| Goals: 7th and 15th Kaprizov, 48th Greenway, 60th Hartman – 17th C. Smith, 22nd Marchand. Shots on goal: 34:26. Attendance: 17,956. Match Stars: 1. Kaprizov, 2. Spurgeon, 3. Greenway (all Minnesota). |
| Calgary – New Jersey 6:3 (2:1, 3:1, 1:1) |
| Goals: 10. B. Ritchie, 19. Mangiapane, 28. Dube, 30. M. Tkachuk, 31. Lucic, 58. J. Gaudreau – 17. Mercer, 26. PK Subban, 44. Sharangovic. Shots on goal: 40:33. Attendance: 15,488. Match Stars: 1. Dube, 2. C. Tanev, 3. Mangiapane (all Calgary). |
| Seattle – Tampa Bay 1:4 (1:1, 0:1, 0:2) |
| Goals: 3. Gourde – 29th and 55th Hedman, 7th Kučerov, 41st Cirelli (Palace). Shots on goal: 25:39. Attendance: 17,151. Match stars: 1. Stamkos, 2. Vasilevsky, 3. Hedman (all Tampa Bay). |
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