With a goal and assistance, David Pastrňák helped the Boston hockey players to win over Buffalo 5: 1. Pavel Zacha, whose New Jersey lost to Minnesota 2: 3 after separate raids, and Tomáš Hertl, who contributed to San Jose’s 6: 3 victory over Ottawa, also made a name for themselves in the NHL night program. Jakub Voráček, Ondřej Kaše, Filip Hronek and Jakub Zbořil helped their teams win with one record.
Pastrňák scored the first point in the 14th minute, when he finished in a scrum in front of the goal area and his shot was reached by captain Bruins Patrice Bergeron for Aaron Dell’s goalkeeper. The native of Havířov scored the sixth goal of the season in the 17th minute, when he hit the space on the front pole of Dell’s goal with a hard blow from the left circle.
The Czech defender Jakub Zbořil took part in the fourth Bruins goal at the end of the first period. Dell fired a 24-year-old bek shot only at hockey stick Mike Reilly, who increased it to 4: 1. Taylor Hall gave the final result in the 56th minute.
“It was fun to watch the boys. I had the best place in the lobby. We’re happy for a comfortable win,” said Boston goalkeeper Jeremy Swayman, who celebrated his 23rd birthday with 24 interventions.
New Jersey lost to Minnesota 0-2 after two-thirds, but the successful third half helped the Devils at least to a point. Zacha scored the contact goal in the 44th minute, who took advantage of Nico Hischier’s pass from behind the goal and reduced the lead to 1: 2 with the eighth goal of the season. The native of Brno shares with Hertl the position of the best Czech shooter in the competition.
“We had a chance to get into the game earlier, but unfortunately we didn’t use them and we only made it in the third part,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff regretted the unchanged opportunities.
Yegor Sharangovich extended the extension one and seven seconds before the end of the basic playing time. The goal did not fall and the only successful shooter in the raids was Kevin Fiala, who scored an extra Wild Point.
Hertl scored the eighth goal of the season at the beginning of the second half, sending San Jose to a 2: 1 lead. The offspring of Prague’s Slavia quickly took over Tim Meier’s pass and beat the goalkeeper Matt Murray with a blow over his shoulder.
Hertl scored 13 points in nineteen matches and is the third most productive Czech in the competition. Only Pastrňák (5 + 12) and Jakub Voráček (1 + 15) are better.
Voracek scored the 16th point of the season in the 50th minute of the match against Winnipeg. In the power play, the Czech wing player found defender Zach Werenský, who increased Columbus’s lead to 2: 0. Thanks to Andrew Peeke, the Blue Jackets added another goal and beat the Jets 3-0.
Toronto also won, succeeding in Los Angeles 6: 2. Kaše, who prepared the first goal of the match for Alexander Kerfoot, also had a share in the Maple Leafs victory. The native of Kadaň found a Canadian striker with a successful “frog” and scored in the second match in a row. David Kämpf, Kaše’s teammate from the third Maple Leafs attack, did not score in Wednesday’s match.
NHL Results:
Colorado – Anaheim 5:2 (1:1, 2:0, 2:1)
Goals: 20. Makar, 23. Newhook, 31. Aube-Kubel, 41. Kadri, 56. Nicushkin – 5. and 57. Milano. Shots on goal: 36:26. Attendance: 16,343. Match stars: 1. Kadri, 2. Landeskog, 3. Johansson (all Colorado).
Nashville – Vegas 2:5 (0:1, 0:2, 2:2)
Goals: 46th and 54th F. Forsberg – 20th Stephenson, 24th J. Röndbjerg, 32nd A. Brooks, 49th Pietrangelo, 59th Mark Stone. Shots on goal: 28:35. Attendance: 17,174. Match stars: 1. Stephenson (Vegas), 2. F. Forsberg (Nashville), 3. Pietrangelo (Vegas).
Columbus – Winnipeg 3:0 (1:0, 0:0, 2:0)
Goals: 16. Hofmann, 47. Werenski (J. Voracek), 57. Peeke. Shots on goal: 32:36. Attendance: 15,733. Match stars: 1. Merzlikins, 2. Hofmann, 3. Z. Werenski (all Columbus).
Detroit – St. Louis 4:2 (1:1, 1:0, 2:1)
Goals: 14. L. Raymond, 28. Dylan Larkin, 45. Erne, 59. Fabbri (Hronek) – 11. Bučněvič, 42. Perron. Shots on goal: 23:37. Attendance 18,711. Match stars: 1. Nedeljkovic, 2. Dylan Larkin, 3. Fabbri (all Detroit).
Florida – Philadelphia 2: 1 after overtime (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0 – 1: 0)
Goals: 44. S. Bennett, 63. Ekblad – 8. Farabee. Shots on goal: 45:33. Attendance: 15,545. Match stars: 1. Ekblad, 2. Bobrovskij (both Florida), 3. Martin Jones (Philadelphia).
New Jersey – Minnesota 2: 3 after sam. raids (0: 2, 0: 0, 2: 0 – 0: 0)
Goals: 4. Zacha, 59. Sharangovic – 13. Hartman, 20. N. Sturm, decisive sam. raid by K. Fiala. Shots on goal: 42:27. Attendance: 14,735. Match Stars: 1. K. Fiala (Minnesota), 2. Nico Hischier (New Jersey), 3. Cam Talbot (Minnesota).
NY Islanders – NY Rangers 1: 4 (0: 0, 0: 2, 1: 2)
Goals: 44. Andreoff – 21st and 52nd Kreider, 35th and 45th K. Rooney. Shots on goal: 21:21. Attendance: 17,255. Match Stars: 1. Kreider, 2. K. Rooney, 3. Reaves (all NY Rangers).
Pittsburgh – Vancouver 4:1 (0:0, 3:0, 1:1)
Goals: 21. Rust, 28. Rodrigues, 36. Aston-Reese, 59. B. McGinn – 55. Horvat. Shots on goal: 37:37. Attendance: 17,590. Match Stars: 1. Jarry, 2. McGinn, 3. Rodrigues (all Pittsburgh).
Washington – Montreal 6:3 (3:1, 1:1, 2:1)
Goals: 4. N. Dowd, 10. Carlson, 15. Sgarbossa, 30. Kuznetsov, 42. T. Wilson, 46. D. Orlov – 19. Evans, 39. Caufield, 58. Lehkonen. Shots on goal: 34:28. Attendance: 18,573. Match Stars: 1. Dowd, 2. Carlson, 3. Ovechkin (all Washington).
Buffalo – Boston 1:5 (1:4, 0:0, 0:1)
Goals: 11. Okposo – 14. Bergeron (Parsnip), 15. Coyle, 17. Parsnip, 19. M. Reilly (J. He broke down), 56. T. Hall. Shots on goal: 25:47. Attendance: 9416. Match Stars: 1. Bergeron, 2. Parsnip, 3. Foligno (all Boston).
Los Angeles – Toronto 2:6 (0:1, 1:4, 1:1)
Goals: 22. Arvidsson, 57. Durzi – 5. Kerfoot (O. Porridge), 24. Engvall, 26. Tavares, 34. Matthews, 36. Spezza, 44. Bunting. Shots on goal: 32:38. Attendance: 15,166. Match stars: 1. Sandin, 2. Matthews, 3. Durzi (all Toronto).
Seattle – Carolina 2:1 (0:1, 1:0, 1:0)
Goals. 25. McCann, 57. Marcus Johansson – 19. Brendan Smith. Shots on goal: 22:36. Attendance: 17,151. Match Stars: 1. Marcus Johansson, 2. Grubauer (both Seattle), 3. F. Andersen (Carolina).
Arizona – Edmonton 3:5 (1:1, 0:1, 2:3)
Goals: 4. Keller, 54. T. Boyd, 56. Gostisbehere – 15. and 60. McDavid, 31. and 54. Draisaitl, 48. Kassian. Shots on goal: 27:44. Attendance: 12,845. Match Stars: 1. Draisaitl, 2. McDavid (both Edmonton), 3. Keller (Arizona).
San Jose – Ottawa 6:3 (1:1, 2:2, 3:0)
Goals: 8. Nieto, 21. Hertl, 40. Bonino, 52. T. Meier, 59. Couture, 60. J. Middleton – 14. Norris, 35. B. Tkachuk, 37. C. Brown. Shots on goal: 29:29. Attendance: 10,076. Match Stars: 1. Meier, 2. Couture, 3. Bonino (all San Jose).
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