NHL | Washington – Chicago 3: 4 SN, Kubalík ended terrible suffering, Palát directed to victory Tampa

Kubalík overcame compatriot Vítek Vaněček on the ice of Washington, he scored after fifteen long matches, in which he scored only four assists.

The Pilsen native started the season well, scoring in three of the opening six matches. But he waited for the fourth shot from October 25. He finished his longest series in the NHL without a goal in Washington, when in the 33rd minute he pushed through a quick counterattack and swept the far corner of Vanecek’s goal from the left circle. “I try to stay positive and do things as usual,” Kubalík said before the match. “It frustrates me a little, but that’s the way it is. You have to fight and go lucky,” he added.

Kubalík got Chicago into the lead with a goal 2: 1, but Yevgeny Kuznetsov equalized from the finish line and turned Garnet Hathaway out of a solo escape. The match was sent into overtime by Seth Jones, who overcame Vaněček with a shot from the ring, and Patrick Kane was the only one in the shootout. Chicago thus won in Washington after sixteen years, but it was also lucky – the home team hit two sticks in the raids.

Palát opened the score in the eighth minute with a backhand touch. In the next course, both teams took advantage of the 2: 2 overpowering game – Tampu Bay was again in the lead at 44:26 by Anthony Cirelli, St. Louis equalized with goals from Brandon Saad and Pavel Bučněvič. The hero of the match was the defender Victor Hedman, who with a goal in the 49th and 51st minute secured the defenders of the Stanley Cup a victory 4: 2.

Dallas decided the sixth win in a row at the end of the middle period with two glued goals, which turned the score in 49 seconds from 1: 2 to the final 3: 2. He scored Faksa’s second assist in Tyler Seguin’s equalizer, and Jason Robertson scored the remaining goals. Columbus, whose forward Jakub Voráček did not score for the second time in a row, also solved problems with goalkeepers before the match. Due to the illness of Elvis Merzlikins and Joonas Korpisal, she quickly called Daniil Tarasov.

“I was woken up by a general manager’s call. He told me Korpisalo was out of the game. So I packed up and went to the airport,” Tarasov said, prior to his NHL debut, where he stopped 34 missiles. He missed the morning practice, in which Columbus used the services of amateur hockey goalkeeper Casey Sherwood. In the match, however, he played the role of number two in case of emergency Merzlikins.

Carolina surprisingly lost to Ottawa 2: 3. Alex Formenton scored two goals for the worst team in the NHL, the second to 2: 0 was credited to him due to a rebound from Martin Nečas’ skate into his own goal. The main architect of the Senators’ win was goalkeeper Anton Forsberg, who neutralized 47 shots.

Florida lost to Buffal in the middle of the match 0: 3 and in the 33rd minute 1: 4, but in the end they won 7: 4 and moved to the top of the competition ahead of Toronto.

Jonathan Huberdeau contributed five points (1 + 4), Sam Reinhart four (1 + 3) and defender Aaron Ekblad three (2 + 1). Radko Gudas came out empty-handed, but he was one of the best in terms of blocked shots (3) and number of hits (4).

David Pastrňák did not score either in Boston’s 2-0 win in Nashville, although he fired ten shots – five were caught by goalkeeper Juuse Saros, the other five went out. His teammate Jakub Zbořil resigned during the second period after he was hit by Tanner Jeannot. At the time, the Bruins were already two goals ahead of Jake DeBrusk and Brandon Carlo. Goalkeeper Jeremy Swayman took care of the rest by catching 42 shots.

Montreal lost to Colorado at home and lost the second game after the dismissal of general manager Marc Bergevin. Last year’s finalist is fourteenth in the Eastern Conference, and during the third period, fans threw the team’s jerseys and caps on the ice.

“It’s not pleasant for the players. I think I saw mine among them,” said Nick Suzuki. “It’s hard when the fans roar at you. But they want to see the winnings, they’re used to it, and we don’t collect them. We’re not doing well. But I’m certainly not surprised that he’s furious,” he said.