NHL | New Jersey – Philadelphia 3: 5, Zach hit again, but Voráček celebrated the victory

Even another goal of the Czech striker Pavel Zachy did not help the New Jersey hockey players to win in Tuesday’s NHL game against Philadelphia. The Pilots rejoiced at the 5: 3 victory, in whose jersey Jakub Voráček also received assistance. Under the victory of Boston over Pittsburgh 3: 2 in overtime, another Czech forward, David Krejčí, signed a pass for Craig Smith’s winning shot. The goalkeeper Vítek Vaněček also left the ice as the winner, he helped Washington defeat the 3: 2 New York Islanders with 32 successful interventions and was declared the second star of the match.

Jakub Voráček helps Philadelphia goalkeeper Brian Elliott solve the action of Travis Zajac from New Jersey.

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The Islanders beat Vaněček in the 16th and 30th minutes, turning to 2: 1. At the first goal, the Czech goalkeeper was helpless during the run and in the middle of the match he punished a bad pass by Zden Chára Mathew Barzal, who sent the puck up close by the backhand. However, the weakened Washington turned, Justin Schultz scored the decisive goal in 59:33. The Capitals also scored points in the seventh match of the season, with Vaněček catching in five.

Philadelphia led 2-0 at the start of the middle period, with James van Riemsdyk scoring both goals. His first goal was assisted by Jakub Voráček, who is the most productive Czech player in the competition with eight points (1 + 7). New Jersey equalized before the second siren, but the opponent bounced to 5: 2 between the 48th and 59th minutes. Zach had the last word from the finish, who also scored in the last match.

Boston, who still led 2: 0 in the 50th minute, decided eleven seconds before the end of extra time from a two-goal escape. The winning goal was scored by Smith, who exchanged the puck with Krejčí and overcame Tristan Jarry. A moment ago, Pittsburgh, on the other hand, did not change the same situation when Yevgeny Malkin caught the pass with a great intervention by goalkeeper Tuukka Rask.