David Pastrňák has scored for the fourth consecutive time and leads the NHL in terms of productivity. Vítek Vaněček stopped all 24 shots and led New Jersey to a 1-0 win over Colorado.
With his shot and pass, Pastrňák contributed to Boston’s 4-0 win in Columbus and outperformed the competition (7 + 10). Defender David Jiříček, sixth pick of the last draft, made his NHL debut on the losing side. Martin Nečas scored a goal for Carolina, who lost to the New York Islanders 2: 6.
Vaněček overtook Pavel Francouz in the Czech goalkeeper duel in the NHL, stopping all 24 shots and leading New Jersey to a 1-0 win over Colorado.
In the 39th minute, Pastrňák adjusted the score from a quick counter-attack to the final 4: 0 with a shot from the left circle over the defender at the near post. The Havířovsk native has thus scored for the fourth consecutive time, the seventh of the season, and is tied in second place behind Connor McDavid in the top scorer. The Edmonton leader has an extra shot.
Pastrňák became the second star of the match, only goalkeeper Linus Ullmark was better, who eliminated all thirty shots. The first goal of the game was scored by defender Matt Grzelcyk in the 9th minute on an assist from Pavel Zacha and Pastrňák, followed in the center by the weakening of Charlie Coyle and the escape of Jake DeBrusk. Boston, who played in Columbus without David Krejci, won the eighth of nine games and leads the NHL rankings.
Boston manager Jim Montgomery said of Krejci’s absence that he sustained an upper body injury in his last game in Detroit and would learn more about it Saturday night after testing. However, according to preliminary information, he should only be missing from the team for a few days. Zach replaced the Czech center in the middle of the second attack.
“Our line played an excellent first period, we created many chances and Grizzy scored. In the second we had nothing but a goal. It happens, sometimes it’s a bit frustrating, but all our lines have come forward and this it’s the main thing. It’s a great team victory “, Pastrňák was happy. In the fourth row, Jakub Lauko, whom Boston took from the farm, set off alongside Tomáš Nosk.
Difficult debut for the young full-back
Jiříček spent less than fifteen minutes on the ice, scoring three goals, one shot and one negative point in the plus / minus stats when he was on the ice for the third goal conceded.
The Czech defender made his debut at the age of 18 and 334 days, and only Rostislav Klesla (18 years and 200 days) made his NHL debut as a defender in the club’s history. Jiříček’s line-up was aided by two-back injuries and farm performances in the AHL, where he recorded four passes in five games.
“He had good times and bad times, but he did well enough for his first game. His speed was a bit of an issue, he needs to believe more. But he will come. I was encouraged by what I saw from him. . He also added height to our team, which we needed, “said Columbus coach Brad Larsen of Jiříček’s debut.
The first star is called Vaněček
Vaněček, who arrived in New Jersey from Washington in the summer, landed his first clean sheet in his new spot and seventh of his NHL career. He made the biggest save against the reigning Stanley Cup champions in the 50th minute, when he covered Evan Rodrigues’ escape with concrete. “Those are situations that kick-start the whole rotation. He seemed calm and relaxed during the save,” said Devils manager Lindy Ruff.
Vaněček was declared the biggest star of the match. “We played a good game. The guys worked hard, blocked shots and helped me a lot,” said Vaněček, who started his New Jersey play with five goals conceded.
However, he won in the next two starts from the opening minute. “Most of all, I wanted to get my first win for New Jersey. I did it last time in Detroit, I was relieved. It was a great feeling and I’m happy to have my first home win,” he added.
The only goal was scored early in the third period by Jack Hughes, who beat the French in power play with a swing from the left circle. The Czech goalkeeper took 22 of the 23 shots and was saved by a call from the coach in the 15 minutes, after which Miles Wood’s goal was disallowed for offside.
Nečas adjusted the score to 1: 1 in the 29th minute, when he ran into a Brady Skjei pass in the renumbering and knocked over goalkeeper Sorokin’s cement from close range. Carolina drew once again in the second period, but Brock Nelson’s two wins for the Islanders played out the rest of the game. Josh Bailey scored the winning goal and celebrated his 1,000th NHL start in style.
NHL:
Las Vegas – Anaheim 4: 0 (1: 0, 3: 0, 0: 0)
Goals: 16. Stephenson, 29. R. Smith, 35. W. Karlsson, 39. Roy. Shots on target: 22:29. Spectators: 18,036. Match stars: 1. Thompson, 2. W. Karlsson, 3. R. Smith (all Vegas).
Carolina – NY Islanders 2: 6 (0: 1, 2: 2, 0: 3)
Goals: 29. Out of time, 36. Burns – 44. and 52. Nelson, 17. Wahlstrom, 35. M. Martin, 37. Josh Bailey, 59. Parise. Shots on target: 35:32. Spectators: 18,680. Stars of the match: 1. Nelson (NY Islanders), 2. Out of time (Carolina), 3. Josh Bailey (New York Islanders).
Columbus – Boston 0: 4 (0: 1, 0: 3, 0: 0)
Goal: 9. Grzelcyk (Zach, Parsnip), 25. Coyle, 36. DeBrusk, 40. Parsnip. Shots on target: 30:35. Spectators: 16,162. Stars of the match: 1. Ullmark, 2. Parsnip3. DeBrusk (all Boston).
New Jersey – Colorado 1: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Goal: 43. J. Hughes. Shots on target: 23:24. Vitek Vaneček took the whole game for New Jersey and didn’t concede 24 shots. French Pavel he captured 58:27 minutes for Colorado, conceded one goal from 23 shots and had a 95.7% shot success rate. Spectators: 12,502. Match stars: 1. Vanechek2. J. Hughes, 3. Marino (all New Jersey).
Vancouver – Pittsburgh 5: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 3: 0)
Goals: Horvat 21st and 57th, Pearson 14th, Kuzmenko 51st, JT Miller 58th – Rakell 37th. Shots on target: 29:35. Spectators: 18,528. Stars of the match: 1. Horvat, 2. S. Martin, 3. Kuzmenko (all Vancouver).
Arizona – Winnipeg 2: 3 in extra time. (2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1 – 0: 1)
Goals: 11. and 16. Fischer – 16. Perfect, 49. Scheifele, 61. Wheeler. Shots on target: 21:35. Guardian Karel Vejmelka took the entire game for Arizona, conceded three goals out of 35 shots and had a 91.4% field goal percentage. David Rittich captured the entire game for Winnipeg, conceding two goals from 21 shots and shooting 90.5%. Appearances: 4600. Protagonists: 1. Fischer (Arizona), 2. Wheeler, 3. Perfetti (both Winnipeg).
