Tomáš Hertl’s Overtime Goal Leads Vegas to Victory Against Colorado in NHL Playoff Push

Hertl scored his third point in his fourth start since coming to Vegas. He scored his seventeenth goal of the season after finding excellent position on the edge of the goal area and slotting Jack Eichel’s shot past goalkeeper Alexander Georgiev.

“It’s always great to decide extra time. It’s always a winning goal, so there’s a slightly different cost. Hopefully the goals from the last few games will get me into the playoffs. I would like to push myself there even more often. “, said the Czech striker, who was named the first star of the match.

In the duel with Colorado, Hertl already made his mark in the second period, but his goal was disallowed by the referee after the challenge of the Avalanche coach due to illegal interference with the goalkeeper.

“It seemed to me that the goalkeeper was not in the goal area, so I think the referees could have recognized the goal. Anyway, I’m happy that I managed to score a regular goal about finally,” said Slavia Prague native. .

Moments after his disallowed goal, the visitors made it 3-0 and the Golden Knights looked set to lose a fourth of their last five games. In the third period, however, the home hockey players “locked” Colorado in the defensive zone, outscoring the opponent 11:2 and managed to equalize.

“The third period worked well for us. We simplified the game, scored two quick goals and equalized in the end. It’s a very important win for us,” said Hertl.

The Czech striker took advantage of the numerical advantage in extra time, which Josh Manson offered the home team 12 seconds before the end of normal time. Thanks to the win, Vegas hockey players kept themselves in the fight for a better starting position for the elimination fights. They currently hold fourth place in the Pacific Division, which would send them to Dallas, the current best team in the Western Conference, in the playoffs.

Arizona led twice by two goals on the ice of Calgary, but they did not hold the lead and eventually lost 5-6. The main goal at 4:3 was prepared by Jeník, who challenged Dylan Guenther to score with a successful pass across the entire width of the attack zone. Calgary’s victory was led by Nazem Kadri with three points.

Petr Mrázek did not prevent Chicago’s 2:4 home loss against Carolina. The Blackhawks led twice, but in the third period they surrendered two goals and lost the advantage. Seth Jarvis made the conversion with two hits. Even 31 hits by the Czech goalkeeper did not help Chicago to scald the second team of the Eastern Conference.

In a match without Czech representation, St. Louis defeated Seattle 4-1. But the result did not change without a doubt that the playoffs will be without the Blues for the second time in a row. With one game to go in the regular season, they are five points out of ninth place in the Western Conference to eighth place Vegas.

NHL Results:

Vegas – Colorado 4:3 in extra time (0:2, 0:1, 3:0 – 1:0)

Goals: 47. and 57. W. Karlsson, 43. Barbashev, 62. Hertl – 8. Colton, 11. Makar, 33. Rantanen. Shots on goal: 30:24. Viewers: 18,239. The stars of the game: 1. Hertl2. W. Karlsson, 3. Barbashov (All Vegas).

St. Louis – Seattle 4:1 (1:1, 0:0, 3:0)

Goals: 19. Kapanen, 41. Kyrou, 57. B. Schenn, 59. N. Walker – 15. McCann. Shots on goal: 29:20. Viewers: 18,096. Stars of the game: 1. Kyrou, 2. Hofer, 3. B. Schenn (all St. Louis).

Calgary – Arizona 6:5 (2:3, 2:2, 2:0)

Goals: 42nd and 46th Kadri, 8th Kuzmenko, 10th Coronato, 30th Zary, 37th Šarangović – 18th and 36th Guenther (second Jack), 3. Kerfoot, 4. Maccelli, 37. Doan. Shots on goal: 31:35. Vejmelka he caught 29 seconds for Arizona, recording no interceptions or fumbles. Viewers: 17,247. Stars of the game: 1. Kadri, 2. Andersson (both Calgary), 3. Keller (Arizona).

Chicago – Carolina 2:4 (1:0, 0:1, 1:3)

Goals: 11. Nazar, 42. Athanasiou – 47. and 57. Jarvis, 25. J. Staal, 58. S. Aho. Shots on goal: 16:34. Freezing he caught 59 minutes and 40 seconds for Chicago, surrendered three goals from 33 shots and had a success rate of 90.9 percent. Viewers: 18,742. Stars of the game: 1. Jarvis, 2. Svechnikov (both Chicago), 3. Nazar (Chicago).

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Note: Teams marked with “x” are guaranteed to advance to the playoffs, “y” means first place in the division.