Hockey striker Tomáš Hertl participated in the NHL with a goal and assistance in the San José turn in the match with Winnipeg from 0: 2 to the final 4: 3 and was declared the first star of the match. Karel Vejmelka also received the same award during his debut in the overseas league. The Czech goalkeeper stopped 32 shots in Buffalo and collected only once in 65 minutes of play, but lost to Arizona 1: 2 after the raids.
Twenty-five-year-old Vejmelka, who signed a one-year two-way contract with Arizona in May as a free agent and set out to fight for the NHL from Kometa Brno, surprisingly made it to the first team at the expense of another Czech goalkeeper Josef Kořenář.
The Coyotes got the opportunity to start in the overseas league in the second match and he did very well.
Vejmelka performed 32 successful interventions and was not enough just for Cody Eakin’s equalizing power play at the beginning of the 22nd minute.
Guests led from Andrew Ladd from the 14th minute. Another goal was not scored, the winner was not even extended.
Only in the raids of Vejmelka did Tage Thompson and Arttu Ruotsalainen overtake, while of the Czech goalkeeper’s teammates, only Nick Schmaltz prevailed.
The other two Czech players Filip Zadina and Vítek Vaněček were elected the third stars of the match. Zadina scored a difference in the goal of Detroit’s 3-0 win over Vancouver, thanks to Filip Hronek’s assistance. Goalkeeper Vanecek scored 22 hits and resisted Tampa Bay shots until the 45th minute, but Washington eventually lost to the defenders of the Stanley Cup 1: 2 in overtime.
David Pastrňák helped Boston win 3: 1 over Dallas with one pass. Dominik Simon, Martin Nečas and Radko Gudas also received assistance.
San José lost in the 22nd minute 0: 2, but still in the second period equalized and at the beginning of the last part bounced after Hertl’s actions to 4: 2. The Czech striker first scored the third goal of the home team in an overpowering game from the touchdown, and after his penetration, Rudolfs Balcers prevailed a moment later.
Immediately after the fourth goal, Hertl also proved to be a protector and tried to separate the opponent from Balgers, who collided with Winnipeg goalkeeper Connor Hellebuyck.
“Two players threw themselves at him, so I tried to jump in to save his life,” explained Hertl, who also roared the fans on the way to the penalty area. “I think they missed this as much as we did. It was 4: 2, so I raised my hands and gestured for them to start. We’re happy to be able to play in front of them again after two years. It was amazing today.” he added.
Vejmelka was not enough in the basic playing time only for the equalizing power play of Cody Eakin, who equalized to 1: 1 at the beginning of the 22nd minute. Guests led from Andrew Ladd from the 14th minute. Another goal was not scored, the winner was not even extended. Only in the raids of Vejmelka did Tage Thompson and Arttu Ruotsalainen overtake, while of the Czech goalkeeper’s teammates, only Nick Schmaltz prevailed.
“I tried not to be nervous, but it was my first game in the NHL and of course I felt it a bit. But after a few shots and with every minute of the game it got better,” said Vejmelka, who signed with Arizona in May as a free agent in the two-way two-way game. contract and went to fight for the NHL from Comet Brno. In the preparatory camp, he surprisingly made it to the first team at the expense of another Czech goalkeeper, Josef Kořenář.
Zadina scored the first goal of the season in the 27th minute in an overpowering game, when he hit the right circle with a shot without preparation for the closer post and broke the draw 1: 1. The main character of the match became the goalkeeper of Detroit, who caught all 23 shots in the third period and scored a total of forty interventions.
“We won in special formations and that decided the match,” said Zadina after winning Detroit, who wasted 6: 3 with Tampa Bay in the third period and lost to Ondřej Palát in overtime. “We also played very well in the first match, but we didn’t make it and we concentrated a lot to win this match. I think we played well as a team for sixty minutes,” he said.
After a reliable performance and a 5: 1 victory over the Rangers, Vaněček also took precedence in the second game of Washington in the season. Capitals led with a shot by Alexander Ovečkin from the ring and overcame the Czech goalkeeper in the 45th minute with a shot from the blue line Mikhail Sergačev. The extension was decided by Steven Stamkos in a time of 64:45 from renumbering two to one.
“It didn’t go well for him in the first period, but in the second he had to pull out some interventions. They have a lot of strength in the attack and you know you have to give a good performance. He did that,” praised Washington coach Peter Laviolette. On the Tampa Bay side, Jan Rutta resigned from the match in the second period due to an injury.
Pittsburgh defeated Chicago 5: 2 thanks to an excellent entry. Already in the twelfth minute, he led 4: 0 and drove out his former star Marc-André Fleury from the goal, who was mainly responsible for the second goal. An experienced goalkeeper in front of him badly played at the back guard due to the attack of Simon, who scored in the third match of the season (1 + 2). Coach Mike Sullivan scored the 253rd victory on the Pittsburgh bench and was at the forefront of club history in this statistic.
In the first start of the season, Pastrňák scored a pass for Brad Marchand’s second goal in the match, which sealed Boston’s 3-0 win over Dallas in the penultimate minute. Nečas prepared an important goal for Carolina in a 3: 2 victory in Nashville. The Czech forward won the puck in the middle zone and after his pass in the 54th minute Andrej Svečnikov adjusted to 2: 1. The Hurricanes no longer let go of the lead.
Sam Bennett flashed his second hat-trick in his career, directing Florida to a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders. Gudas scored the first of three goals from the shot of the shot, who scored six collisions in the match, three blocked shots and three positive points. Connor McDavid also scored three goals on Saturday, scoring Edmonton 5-2 over Calgary.
NHL Result:
Buffalo – Arizona 2: 1 after sam. raids (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0 – 0: 0)
Goals: 22. Eakin, decisive alone. Ruotsalainen Raid – 14th Ladd. Shots on goal: 33:21. Karel Vejmelka caught 65 minutes for Arizona, collected one goal from 33 shots and had a success rate of 97.0 percent. Attendance: 7872. Match Stars: 1. Vejmelka (Arizona), 2. Dahlin, 3. Eakin (both Buffalo).
Florida – NY Islanders 5: 1 (1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 1)
Goals: 10th, 24th and 50th S. Bennett (on the first Gudas), 39th Duclair, 53rd Barkov – 44th Wahlstrom. Shots on goal: 29:30. Attendance: 12,936. Match stars: 1. S. Bennett, 2. Bobrovskij, 3. Duclair (all Florida).
Boston – Dallas 3:1 (1:0, 0:1, 2:0)
Goals: 18th from a penalty shot and 59th Marchard (second to Pastrňák), 45th DeBrusk – 30th Glendening. Shots on goal: 40:28. Attendance: 17,850. Match stars: 1. Marchand, 2. DeBrusk, 3. Swayman (all Boston).
Toronto – Ottawa 3:1 (2:0, 0:1, 1:0)
Goals: 3. Simmonds, 9. Kerfoot, 48. Bunting – 38. Norris. Shots on goal: 29:21. Attendance: 18,211. Match stars: 1. Bunting, 2. Kerfoot, 3. Campbell (all Toronto).
Montreal – NY Rangers 1: 3 (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 2)
Goals: 50. Drouin – 30. Kreider, 50. Lafreniere, 60. Rooney. Shots on goal: 32:24. Attendance: 21,105. Match stars: 1. NY Rangers, 2. Drouin (Montreal), 3. Lafreniere (NY Rangers).
Detroit – Vancouver 3:1 (1:0, 1:1, 1:0)
Goals: 12. Fabbri, 27. Zadina (Hronek), 60. Gagner – 25. Garland. Shots on goal: 21:41. Attendance: 16,274. Match stars: 1. Greiss, 2. Rasmussen, 3. Zadina (all Detroit).
Pittsburgh – Chicago 5:2 (4:0, 1:1, 0:1)
Goals: 1. Blügers, 6. O´Connor (Simon), 11. B. McGinn, 12. Heinen, 38. Zucker – 25. P. Kane, 56. Dach. Shots on goal: 26:20. Viewers. 18,420 th most common Match stars: 1. O’Connor, 2. B. McGinn, 3. Heinen (all Pittsburgh).
Washington – Tampa Bay 1: 2 in overtime (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1 – 0: 1)
Goals: 39. Ovechkin – 45. Sergachev, 65. Stamkos. Shots on goal: 33:24. Vítek Vaněček caught the whole match for Washington, collected two goals from 24 shots and had a success rate of 91.7 percent. Attendance: 18,573. Match stars: 1. Vasilevsky, 2. Stamkos (both Tampa Bay), 3. Vanecek (Washington).
Columbus – Seattle 2: 1 in overtime (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0 – 1: 0)
Goals: 51. E. Robinson, 63. Laine – 35. B. Tanev. Shots on goal: 25:20. Attendance: 17,593. Match stars: 1. Laine, 2. E. Robinson, 3. Merzlikins (all Columbus).
Nashville – Carolina 2:3 (0:1, 1:0, 1:2)
Goals: 28. Johansen, 60. F. Forsberg – 7. Fast, 54. A. Svečnikov (Nečas), 59. T. Teräväinen. Shots on goal: 40:32. Attendance: 17,162. Match stars: 1. F. Andersen, 2. A. Svečnikov (both Carolina), 3. Saros (Nashville).
Colorado – St. Louis 3:5 (0:1, 1:2, 2:2)
Goals: 35. Burakovsky, 55. Jost, 57. Compher – 32. and 47. Perron, 5. Faulk, 29. B. Schenn, 60. R. O’Reilly. Shots on goal: 32:28. Attendance: 18,022. Match stars: 1. Perron, 2. Binnington (both St. Louis), 3. Burakovsky (Colorado).
San Jose – Winnipeg 4:3 (0:1, 2:1, 2:1)
Goals: 24. Cogliano, 34. Weatherby, 44. Hertl, 46. Balcers (Hertl) – 5. Dubois, 22. Copp, 54. Harkins. Shots on goal: 31:23. Attendance: 16,137. Match stars: 1. Hertl, 2. Weatherby, 3. Cogliano (all San Jose).
Edmonton – Calgary 5:2 (2:0, 1:1, 2:1)
Goals: 18th, 26th and 59th McDavid, 14th D. Ryan, 46th Puljujärvi – 30th Mangiapane, 46th E. Lindholm. Shots on goal: 33:47. Attendance: 17,745. Match stars: 1. McDavid, 2. Puljujärvi (both Edmonton), 3. Mangiapane (Calgary).
Los Angeles – Minnesota 2:3 (0:0, 1:3, 1:0)
Goals: 26. Arvidsson, 48. Kopitar – 27. F. Gaudreau, 32. V. Rask, 37. Hartman. Shots on goal: 31:30. Attendance: 12,590. Match stars: 1. Hartman (Minnesota), 2. Kopitar (Los Angeles), 3. Talbot (Minnesota).
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