VIDEO⟩ Merzlikinam very unsuccessful game; Balcers earns 10 points – Hockey

At the Columbus “Blue Jackets” away, Nashville’s “Predators” lost 0: 6 (0: 3, 0: 2, 0: 1).

Merzlikin repelled six of nine opponents’ shots. In the 13th minute of the 0: 3 match, the Latvian left the field.

Finnish Jonas Korpisalo continued the game at the Blue Jackets goal, repelling 25 of the 28 shots.

Sweden’s Philip Forsberg scored four goals for the winners, reaching 400 points in the NHL’s career.

Russia’s Yakov Trennin and Nick Casins threw another puck, but Predators goalkeeper Finn Joss Saros repelled 27 shots.

The Blue Jackets, with 24 points in 20 games, are fifth in the Metropolitan Division, while the Predators are in third place in the Central Division with 25 points in 22 matches.

In another game in San Jose, the Sharks beat New Jersey’s Devils 5: 2 (1: 0, 3: 0, 1: 2).

Balcers stood out in the middle of the second period, when the Swedish defender Erik Carlson scored and gave the guests a 4-0 lead.

The winners were also scored by Timo Meiers from Switzerland, who stood out with two accurate shots, but Canadian Noah Gregor and Jacob Middleton hit at times.

The Slovak Tomáš Tatar and the Swedish Jesper Brats scored the goal for the “Devils”.

Balcers spent 15 minutes and 34 seconds (0:46 in the minority), threw twice for the goal, performed four strength techniques and finished the game with a neutral efficiency.

The 24-year-old Balcers has accumulated 10 performance points in 22 games this season – two goals and eight assists, as well as earned a negative efficiency of -7.

The Sharks rank third in the Pacific Division with 25 points in 22 games, while the Devils are fifth in the Metropolitan Division with 22 points in 20 matches.

The top three teams in each division will enter the “play-off”.