On the night from Thursday to Friday, 12 meetings took place in the overseas NHL. Up to 6 Slovak representatives were represented in them, while four Slovak hockey players immediately rejoiced at the victory. Striker Juraj Slafkovský in the Montreal jersey entered the score sheet, defender Šimon Nemec also scored.
news-item-description">On the night from Thursday to Friday, 3 matches were played in the Canadian-American farm AHL, one of which featured a Slovak hockey player. The team of the winger from Ilava suffered a real debacle on the opponent’s ice surface.
The Washington Capitals continue their winning streak even after the match with the Blue Jackets, when the guests won 3:2 after overtime on the ice of Columbus. Slovak defender Martin Fehérváry he traditionally started in the first defensive pair with the experienced John Carlson and added a shot attempt with a blocked shot to his statistics. The native of Bratislava spent more than 22 minutes on the ice and thus became the second busiest Capitals player. The first star of the match was the Canadian striker Anthony Mantha, who took care of his team’s first 2 accurate hits. In overtime, Alexander Ovechkin was happy with the winning goal, for whom it was the first hit in over a month.
Martin Fehérváry’s statistics:
shots on goal: 1
blocked shots: 1
ice time: 24 substitutions / 22:14 minutes (of which 1:31 minutes in weakness)
He also had a successful match with a winning end Erik Černák in the Tampa Bay Lightning jersey. “Blesky” dealt with the reigning Stanley Cup winner from Vegas after the result 5:4. The Slovak defender performed a high-quality defensive performance and distinguished himself in the meeting with a “goalkeeping” save, when he was able to prevent a goal after a shot by Jack Eichel. He ended the duel with a balance of a plus point, a shot attempt, a point and two blocked shots by the opponent.
Statistics of Erik Černák:
+/- body: +1
shots on goal: 1
blocked shots: 2
bodysuits: 1
ice time: 23 substitutions / 20:43 minutes (of which 3:38 minutes in the weakenings)
The defender has officially started his rookie contract Simon Nemec in New Jersey Devils colors. Only the 19-year-old back started his first year out of a total of three after he started the match against the “Oilers”. Prudential Center witnessed an interesting development of the match, when the visitors took the lead 2:0 after the first minutes. The home team was able to reverse the unfavorable development of the meeting and turn it to 3:2, but in the decisive last third, their opponent was more dominant. New Jersey was not enough for Edmonton in the ratio of 3:6. The former Nitra defenseman had a hand in Jonas Siegenthaler’s equalizer as he recorded his 4th Canadian NHL point with an assist. In the pro league, he also served a minor penalty for possession during the first period, which ultimately remained unpunished. Šimon Nemec was again one of the busiest players of his team, this time with a time of 20 minutes and 38 seconds.
VIDEO – assistance of Šimon Nemec (player with number 17):
Šimon Nemec’s statistics:
assists: 1
canadian points: 1
+/- body: +1
penalty minutes: 2
shots on goal: 1
bodysuits: 2
puku losses: 1
ice time: 24 substitutions / 20:38 minutes (of which 29 seconds in weakness)
He has had a starry night Juraj Slafkovský! Only the 19-year-old forward experienced his second two-point game in the NHL, when he first assisted on Nick Suzuki’s goal during the power play on the ice of Minnesota, and then took care of the equalizer itself when he was able to dribble a shot from David Savard. The Canadiens were able to make the most of it despite the unfavorable situation and were happy to win a point for losing 3:4 after overtime. The Slovakian striker received the second most confidence in the power play, where he spent more than 5 minutes and played a total of 17 minutes and 41 seconds. The fans of Montreal are currently satisfied with the performances of the Slovak youngster, and he is receiving more and more praise from overseas. Juraj Slafkovský managed to score 10 Canadian points for 3 goals and 7 assists in 32 games this season.
VIDEO – Juraj Slafkovský’s goal (player with number 20):
VIDEO – assistance of Juraj Slafkovský (player with number 20):
Juraj Slafkovský’s statistics:
goals: 1
assists: 1
canadian points: 1
+/- body: +1
shots on goal: 2
shots outside the goal: 1
puku losses: 1
ice time: 22 substitutions / 17:41 minutes (of which 5:19 minutes in overtime)
The Calgary Flames succeeded in the third match in a row and beat the “ducks” from Anaheim 3:0. The Slovak couple also took part in the victory Martin Pospíšil s Adam Ružiček, who started traditionally in their attacks. Both played an excellent duel and were close to scoring. Goalkeeper Lukáš Dostál was able to stop the native of Zvolenské, and Adam Ružička, on the other hand, was stopped by the structure of the goal. The skillful 24-year-old native of Bratislava has been waiting for a precise shot since November 24, while even today he became the Flames’ least used player with an ice time of 7 minutes and 19 seconds. In the meeting, Martin Pospíšil scored a plus point, 3 shots on goal, 2 points and spent over 13 minutes on the ice. The main star of the match was the Swedish goalkeeper Jacob Markstrom with the 19th clean sheet in his career. He blocked all 27 shots against the Ducks.
VIDEO – excellent replacement by Martin Pospíšil (player with number 76):
VIDEO – stick of Adam Ružička (player with number 63):
Martin Pospíšil’s statistics:
+/- body: +1
shots on goal: 3
bodysuits: 2
ice time: 18 substitutions / 13:23 minutes (of which 9 seconds in overtime)
Statistics of Adam Ružička:
shots outside the goal: 2
throw-in success: 50 % (1/2)
ice time: 12 substitutions / 7:19 minutes (of which 3:40 minutes in overtime)
2023-12-22 06:48:14
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