NHL | Boston – Vegas 3:4 SN, Pastrňák equalized Straka, Vladař dominated the Czech goalkeepers’ fight

The hockey players of Boston against Vegas failed to enter the match. They conceded two goals in the first five minutes and quickly lost 0:2. Pastrňák, whose cross pass was intercepted by Jonathan Marchessault and beat Jeremy Swayman twice, made a significant contribution to Vegas’ second goal with a poor attack setup.

“I knew that Pastrňák sometimes risks a cross pass through his own defensive zone when passing, and I decided to try to catch him,” Marchessault described the situation before the second goal. When Paul Cotter made it 3-0 for Vegas at the beginning of the second half, the Bruins had to overcome a three-goal deficit for the first time at home.

By the end of the second half, Boston managed to reduce the score to 2:3. First Brad Marchand came through and at 39:35 he made up for Pastrňák’s mistake at the beginning of the match. The most productive Czech in the competition skated from the left guard and with his 257th goal in the NHL tied Martin Straka for tenth in the historical ranking of Czech scorers.

Taylor Hall equalized in the 44th minute, but Boston had no strength left to turn it around. Only Reilly Smith, who gave Vegas an extra point in the fifth series, made it in separate runs. “It’s a really bitter loss. We were able to get back into the game very well, but in the end, unfortunately, it wasn’t enough,” Pastrňák told reporters.

Longtime Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy returned to Boston as an opponent for the first time. “I didn’t know what kind of reaction to expect. I’m glad I got such a warm welcome here. I really appreciate it. It just deepened the respect I have for the organization,” said the coach, who left Boston’s bench in June after six years.

Goaltender Vladař started in Calgary’s third of last four games to lead the team to its third win. He blocked 18 shots on home ice and helped the Flames to a 3-2 victory. Vejmelka in goal for Arizona conceded three of 27 attempts and did not prevent the Coyotes’ fifth straight loss. Nazem Kadri led the home team’s victory with three points.

Vladař saved the intervention of the evening until the 59th minute, when he quickly moved against Christian Fischer and neutralized his shot from an ideal position between the circles with the right concrete. “Vlady caught great. He didn’t have much to do, but he kept us in the key moments and that’s fine,” he praised the Czech goalkeeper Kadri.

In Colorado’s game with Philadelphia, Pavel Francouz stayed on the bench from where he watched his team lose 3:5. Martin Kaut started in the Avalanche’s first formation, but he did not score in 11 minutes. Not even Flyers forward Lukáš Sedlák, who spent 15 and a half minutes on the ice, made his mark.

Even without the injured Filip Chytil, the hockey players New York Rangers won over St. Louis 6:4. The turnaround from 3:4 in the third period was managed by Alexis Lafrenière. The 2020 first-round pick scored a goal and added an assist for 12 points so far this season.

Connor McDavid scored a goal for Washington in Monday’s program and increased the lead to six points at the top of the league productivity. However, the twenty-second goal of the phenomenal Canadian did not bring the Oilers points. The Capitals won 3-2 in Alberta, snapping a two-game losing streak.

In a battle between two Canadian teams, the hockey players of Vancouver defeated Montreal 7:6 in overtime and scored for the second time in a row. Elias Pettersson, the most productive player of the home team, helped to win with three points.