Slovak hockey players shine in NHL games with goals and assists: Tatar, Slafkovský, and Ružička make an impact

Three Slovak hockey players scored on Thursday night in the six-game program of the overseas NHL.

news-item-description">Three Slovaks appeared in the Canadian-American NHL on the night from Wednesday to Thursday. Tomáš Tatar made his competitive debut for Colorado, Juraj Slafkovský played against his rival from Toronto. Adam Ružička also played, his Calgary hosted Winnipeg.

Adam Ružička contributed an assist to Calgary’s 5-3 win over Winnipeg, he also enjoyed an assist and win in his team’s season opener Tomas Tatar from Colorado, which triumphed in Los Angeles 5:2. He also scored a goal pass Juraj Slafkovskýwhich Montreal lost in Toronto 5-6 after separate runs.

Home strikers Brock Boeser and JT Miller shone in the Vancouver – Edmonton match. Boeser contributed four goals to the Canucks’ 8-1 victory, Miller had five Canadian points per goal and four assists.

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NHL – results:

Toronto Maple Leafs – Montreal Canadiens 6:5 sn (0:1, 3:1, 2:3 – 0:0, 1:0) Goals: 28. Gregor (Klingberg), 35. Matthews (Marner, Tavares), 40 Nylander (Klingberg, Tavares), 56. Matthews (Tavares, Rielly), 59. Matthews (Nylander), def. raid Marner – 4. Evans, 22. Newhook (SLAFKOVSKÝ, Dach), 45. Caufield (Matheson, Suzuki), 46. Newhook (Xhekaj, Dach), 52. Ylönen (Harvey-Pinard).

Goalkeepers: Samsonov – Allen
Shots on goal: 42:24

Calgary Flames – Winnipeg Jets 5:3 (2:1, 1:1, 2:1) Goals: 13. Mangiapane (RUŽIČKA, Hanifin), 18. Weegar (Zadorov, Duehr), 34. Andersson (Lindholm), 59. Lindholm (Mangiapane), 60. Mangiapane (Huberdeau, Lindholm) – 15. Connor (Samberg, Pionk), 22. Iafallo (DeMelo, Lowry), 55. Scheifele (Morrissey).

Goalkeepers: Markström – Hellebuyck
Shots on goal: 22:37

Los Angeles Kings – Colorado Avalanche 2:5 (0:1, 2:2, 0:2) Goals: 27. Grundström (Danault), 40. Byfield (Kopitar) – 8. MacKinnon (Rantanen, Drouin), 23. Makar (MacKinnon, Rantanen), 24. Rantanen (Toews, MacKinnon), 45. Rantanen (Johnson, Makar), 57. Wood, Colton, TATAR).

Goalkeepers: Talbot – Georgiev
Shots on goal: 36:37

Boston Bruins – Chicago Blackhawks 3:1 (1:1, 1:0, 1:0) Goals: 12. Frederic (Carlo, Poitras), 34. Pastrňák (Lucic), 60. Pastrňák (Marchand, McAvoy) – 6. Bedard (Hall, Donato).

Goalkeepers: Ullmark – Söderblom
Shots on goal: 33:21

Carolina Hurricanes – Ottawa Senators 5:3 (0:1, 2:0, 3:2) Goals: 23. Bunting (Aho, DeAngelo), 38. Teräväinen (Nečas, Skjei), 41. Staal (Martinook), 48. Skjei (Fast, Staal), 52. Slavin (Kotkaniemi, Jarvis) – 4. Joseph (Zub, Kelly), 46. Kelly (Joseph), 46. Stützle.

Goalkeepers: Andersen – Korpisalo
Shots on goal: 42:30

Vancouver Canucks – Edmonton Oilers 8:1 (2:0, 3:1, 3:0) Goals: 9. Garland (Pettersson, Juulsen), 12. Boeser (Miller, Di Giuseppe), 25. Boeser (Miller, Hronek) , 28. Boeser (Pettersson, Kuzmenko), 32. Pettersson (Hughes, Miller), 46. Boeser (Hughes, Hronek), 47. Miller (Hughes, Pettersson), 55. Joshua (Lafferty, Höglander) – 29. Draisaitl ( McDavid, Bouchard).

Goalkeepers: Demko (49. DeSmith) – Campbell (28. Skinner)
Shots on goal: 32:27

SLAFKOVSKÉ’S POINT WAS NOT HELPED

Slafkovský started on the wing of the second formation and played a total of 15:25 minutes on the ice. In the match, he also scored a plus point, one shot on goal and three points. In the 22nd minute, he was involved in a turnover, in which he backhanded the puck in front of the goal to Alex Newhook, who scored his first goal in a Canadiens jersey.

Although the guests led 2:0 and 5:3, in the end they scored only a point in the battle between the two historically most successful clubs. “We are a group of players who never give up,” forward Mitch Marner, who was the only successful scorer in separate raids, told nhl.com. “It was a bit of a rollercoaster. It’s great that we won, but we know there are a lot of things we need to improve.” noted Matthews, who tied the score at 5-5 with two goals in the third period. It was Matthews’ second hat trick in a season opener, the first coming as a rookie in 2015 when Ottawa scored four goals. Ryan Reaves’ fist exchange with Arber Xhekaj also added variety to the duel.

BEDARD SCORED THE FIRST GOAL IN THE NHL

Boston players beat Chicago 3:1 on home ice. Czech striker David Pastrňák shone in the Bruins jersey with two goals. The guests’ only goal was scored by Connor Bedard, but his accurate shot from the 6th minute did not help the Blackhawks in the end. The Bruins, who created several records with their sovereign championship in the regular season last year, entered their jubilee 100th season in the NHL. They opened it with a ceremony, which was attended by club legends Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito and Ray Bourque.

72 SHOT IN CAROLINA

Carolina’s players entered the new season victoriously, beating Ottawa 5:3 at home. In the offensively tuned match, the spectators saw a total of 72 shots on goal (42:30) and two goals in a weak match (1:1). The home team led 3-1, but goals from Parker Kelly and Tim Stützle in the third period tied the game at 3-3. In the end, however, Brady Skjei and Jacob Slavin restored Caroline’s lead. “I liked the reaction of our team, I haven’t seen that in maybe five years. It turned out that if a critical situation arises, we can handle it,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said.

VANCOUVER DEMOLISHED EDMONTON

Home strikers Brock Boeser and JT Miller shone in the Vancouver – Edmonton match. Boeser contributed four goals to the Canucks’ 8-1 victory, Miller had five Canadian points per goal and four assists. The most productive player of the past season, Connor McDavid, passed to Leon Draisaitl for the guests’ only goal.

RUŽIČKA PASSED FOR THE FIRST GOAL OF THE SEASON

Ružička assisted on Calgary’s first goal of the season. In the 13th minute, he was part of the power formation and after his shot, Andrew Mangiapane found the puck in the goal and opened the scoring against Winnipeg. The Slovak attacker played as the center of the fourth formation, spending 10:45 minutes on the ice.

TATAR HAD A SHARE IN THE VICTORY

Tatar played 9:55 minutes for Colorado. and in addition to the assist, he also had one hit and two recovered pucks. He scored his first point of the season during the home team’s game without a goalie when he closed the scoring with a goal into an empty net by Miles Wood after his assist. “From the beginning of the match, we played as a team and skated great. We are able to perform well and create many chances to score. In the third period, we showed game discipline, thanks to which we managed to overcome weaknesses and scored two goals.” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said.

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2023-10-12 05:50:52
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