NHL | Florida – Chicago 5: 4 PP, Famous Kubalík! But Chicago lost. Voráček contributed a goal to the victory, Chytil also scored

Jakub Voráček (second from left), Travis Konecny ​​(11) and Brian Elliott from Philadelphia after the victory over Buffalo.

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Kubalík, who was the most diligent shooter of the match with eight attempts, reduced to 1: 2 and 2: 3. In both cases, the Czech striker pushed through from the right circle with a shot without preparation. After a successful last rookie season and the conclusion of a new two-year contract for $ 7.4 million, after this year’s initial setbacks, he may have been surprised that Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton stopped sending him to the power play formation, but this time he prevailed with a numerical advantage.

In addition, he scored assist with Philipp Kurashev, who, with his first goal in the NHL, took Chicago for the first time in the 47th minute. But Florida soon settled and the extension was decided by Frank Vatrano.

Kubalík scored two goals in one match for the sixth time in the NHL in his 72nd start. “I’m glad I scored and regained some confidence,” Kubalík said. “Duncs (Duncan Keith) played a great goal in both goals. He signaled a shot before the pass, the defending players came together a bit and freed up space for me on the side. I’m happy that the power play worked for us and that we helped the team a bit like that,” he added.

Kubalík’s performance, which was the best scorer among newcomers last season with thirty hits, was also highlighted by Chicago coach Jeremy Colliton. “He was our big weapon in power play, but he also played well in a five-on-five game. He could probably have scored even more goals. His performance was impressive,” he said.

Chicago still lost, although it scored points for the first time this season. “It’s hard for me to talk about it,” Kubalík said. “But we worked well. I felt we did a lot of things right. We finally scored goals. It’s sad that we didn’t win again, but at least we have a point,” he added. Coach Colliton also praised the improvement. His charges have lost three goals or more in the previous three matches.

The day before, Philadelphia lost to Buffalo 1: 6 high, and it was mainly due to the goalkeeper Brian Elliott, who destroyed forty shots. Travis Konecny ​​broke the goalless at the end of the second period and Voráček increased from two to one in the 54th minute. Kevin Hayes, who sealed the win in the Buffalo game without the goalkeeper, passed the Kladno offspring well on the shot from the first.

The Rangers took the decisive deficit in the second period, in the beginning of which they equalized to 1: 1, but the Devils then bounced back to 3: 1 and 4: 2. The match was further dramatized in the 47th minute by the goal from the Chytil goal. Mackenzie Blackwood, who faced fifty shots in the match, did not let go of another goal.

The match in New York also offered a confrontation of the number one of the last two drafts, from which Jack Hughes emerged as the clear winner. Striker Devils scored three points (2 + 1) and on the threshold of the new season is one of the most productive players in the league (2 + 4). “I’m also a little lucky. Last season, the puck from my shin guards would bounce into a corner, now into a break,” explained Hughes, who scored 21 points (7 + 14) in 61 games in the rookie season. Alexis Lafreniere did not score in the third start in the NHL.

Goalkeeper Vítek Vaněček made his winning debut in the NHL two days ago, in which he helped Washington thirty interventions to win 2: 1 over Buffalo, but in the second start he had to spend 4: 5 in extra time on the ice of Pittsburgh. Although the capitals also led thanks to the assistance of Jakub Vrána 4: 2, the home team even reduced in the weakening of three against five and then Yevgeny Malkin equalized. Sidney Crosby decided to extend from the finish. Vaněček covered 25 shots.

“It felt like we were shot in the leg and couldn’t move properly,” Washington coach Peter Laviolette commented on Pittsburgh’s turn. “When they equalized in the second period (from 2: 4), I expected a better answer from our team in the third period. But we couldn’t start,” he regretted. In addition, the Penguins played with only four defenders from the third period because Marcus Pettersson and Juuso Riikola were injured.

Pavel Francouz did not catch yet in the new season and this time he was not even on the substitute due to injury. His absence should last for several days. Even without him, Colorado won 3: 2 on the Los Angeles ice. The guests led by three goals after two thirds thanks to two assists from Nathan MacKinnon, who rounded the number of points to 500 (191 + 309 in 528 matches). He reached this limit as the first player to be drafted in 2013 and later.