Los Angeles hockey players won the tenth game in a row in the overseas NHL on the opponent’s ice. Columbus defeated 4:3 pp and thus equaled Buffalo’s record from the 2006/07 season for the number of winning duels away from home at the beginning of the season.
There were three Slovaks in the action – Adam Ružička (Calgary), Tomas Tatar (Colorado) neither Simon Nemec (New Jersey) did not score. In the meeting Vancouver – New Jersey (5:6), three Hughes brothers started.
news-item-description">In the night games of the overseas NHL, there was also a Slovak track from Tuesday to Wednesday, performed by three Slovak hockey players. Defender Šimon Nemec has completed his second career match, forwards Tomáš Tatar and Adam Ružiček also appeared in the action. This time, Martin Pospíšil only tried the position of a healthy substitute.
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The German completed the second game in New Jersey and did not follow up on his two assists from the successful debut. He started in an elite formation, played 21:43 minutes, had one shot on goal, one block and scored a plus.
This time, however, his team won 6-5 on the ice of Vancouver after conceding three times in the third period. The winning goal was scored 35 seconds before the final siren by Jesper Bratt, who scored a total of two accurate hits. Jack Hughes scored the most points from the winning team (1+2), Brock Boeser had the same score among the home team.
The duel was special for the Hughes brothers, they are the ninth trio of brothers to play in the same match. Before that, they were the Boucher family, the Cook family, the Bentley family, the Plager family, the Sutter family, the Broten family, the Staal family, and the Šťastní family. Jack scored from the winning team (1+2), Luke (Devils) had one accurate shot and Quinn (Canucks) had two assists.
“It was pretty fun playing with both of my brothers. I always enjoy playing against Quinn in Vancouver. I was drafted here, my brother plays here, so it was definitely a big game for me.” Jack admitted. Quinn was disappointed after the match, but pleased to be able to play with both brothers: “It’s hard now because we lost. I’m happy and in a few days or months I’ll realize even more what we’ve done.”
Vancouver Canucks – New Jersey Devils 5:6 (1:4, 0:1, 3:1) Goals: 9. J. Miller (Boeser, E. Pettersson), 48. Boeser (J. Miller), 54. Lafferty ( Q. Hughes, E. Pettersson), 57. Höglander (Q. Hughes, Boeser) – 4. Bratt (Hischier, Siegenthaler), 10. Haula (J. Hughes), 18. J. Hughes (Bahl), 19. M McLeod (Bastian, Lazar), 40. L. Hughes (J. Hughes), 60. Bratt (Bahl)
Calgary in the lineup with Ružiček lost 2:5 to Minnesota, which won for the fourth time in a row. Matt Boldy had three points for two goals and an assist in the guest jersey, his teammate Mats Zuccarello assisted and scored in the tenth game in a row. “We scored goals at the right time and we also used one power play. We do the right things and then we manage to win. The first goal is important in a match, when we score it, we play better.” stated Boldy.
Ružička was in the fourth attack, spent 12:25 minutes on the ice and had one minus. Martin Pospíšil did not get a chance in the home jersey and watched the match as a healthy substitute.
Calgary Flames – Minnesota Wild 2:5 (0:1, 1:3, 1:1) Goals: 27. Backlund (Weegar, R. Andersson), 42. Zary (Solovjov, Kadri) – 2. M. Foligno (Boldy ), 21. Kaprizov (Rossi, Zuccarello), 22. Boldy, 34. Boldy (Kaprizov, Spurgeon), 47. Eriksson Ek (M. Johansson)
Another Slovakian Tomáš Tatar, whom Colorado beat Anaheim 3:2, was also in the fourth formation. The home team ended a series of three losses, star Nathan MacKinnon scored three points (1+2). Tatar was on the ice for 11:13 minutes and ended the meeting with two pluses.
MacKinnon’s second assist was his 500th in the pro league. He is the fourth player in Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques history to reach this milestone. “It’s pretty cool, I played a lot of quality matches,” said the Canadian striker, who was also highlighted by coach Jared Bednar: “Every year new players come and great expectations are placed on him. I think he manages to fulfill or even surpass them. It’s phenomenal what he has achieved.”
Colorado Avalanche – Anaheim Ducks 3:2 (1:0, 1:0, 1:2) Goals: 2. MacDermid (MacKinnon), 38. MacKinnon (Drouin, Manson), 47. L. O’Connor (MacKinnon, Drouin ) – 51. Carrick, 55. Carlsson (Terry, Fowler)
The Kings complicated their way to victory by conceding three runs in the final act. Drew Doughty, who scored after 33 seconds of overtime, gave them the victory. He decided after a shot from the first from the left circle. “It’s something unreal that we managed. I believe that we will continue this streak,” said host defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov according to nhl.com.
He recorded two assists in the meeting, Phillip Danault scored twice. “We played two pretty weak periods and if we wanted to have any chance of coming back, we had to change our approach to the game. We adjusted a few things in the third and managed to turn the result around.” Kings coach Todd McLellan said.
Columbus Blue Jackets – Los Angeles Kings 3:4 pp (1:0, 2:0, 0:3 – 0:1) Goals: 10. Marchenko (A. Boqvist, J. Gaudreau), 26. J. Gaudreau, 34 Olivier (Jiříček, Fantilli) – 41. Danault (M. Roy, Moore), 46. Danault (Gavrikov, Fiala), 47. Kaliyev (Anderson-Dolan, Gavrikov), 61. Doughty (Kopitar, Kempe)
Ottawa Senators – New York Rangers 6:2 (2:0, 3:2, 1:0) Goals: 11. B. Tkachuk (Zub, Giroux), 19. Giroux (Bernard-Docker, Norris), 26. Tarasenko ( Batherson, Stützle), 28. Batherson (Tarasenko), 38. B. Tkachuk (Zub, Brännström), 58. Tarasenko (Batherson, Brännström) – 21. Panarin (Fox, Zibanejad), 26. K. Miller (Lafrenière, Panarin )
Buffalo Sabers – Detroit Red Wings 3:5 (0:2, 1:2, 2:1) Goals: 39. Dahlin (T. Thompson, Cozens), 49. Mittelstadt (J. Skinner, Peterka), 52. J. Skinner – 4. Larkin (Raymond), 9. Fabbri (Copp, Perron), 26. Seider (Fabbri, DeBrincat), 34. Rasmussen (Gostisbehere, Petry), 60. Larkin (Rasmussen)
New York Islanders – San Jose Sharks 4:5 pp (1:1, 1:0, 2:3 – 0:1) Goals: 10. Gauthier (Holmström, Horvat), 26. Nelson (Dobson, Horvat), 46. Reilly (Holmström), 49. Pulock (Reilly, Pageau) – 13. Hertl (Duclair), 52. Labanc (Ochoťuk), 57. Hertl (Granlund, Eklund), 59. Hertl (Eklund, Barabanov), 65. Eklund ( Granlund)
Chicago Blackhawks – Nashville Predators 3:4 sn (1:0, 2:3, 0:0 – 0:0, 0:1) Goals: 6. N. Foligno (S. Jones), 24. Dickinson (N. Foligno , A. Vlasic), 26. N. Foligno (Joe. Anderson, S. Jones) – 23. Evangelista (Barrie, Pärssinen), 23. Jankowski (Sissons, Fabbro), 33. O’Reilly (F. Forsberg, Josi ), decision rent O’Reilly
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