In the NHL, Martin Nečas contributed three passes to Carolina’s 6-0 victory over Tampa Bay and scored three points in the game for the second time in a row.
Ondřej Palát prepared one goal for New Jersey, which defeated Arizona 5:4 in overtime. Vítek Vaněček helped the Devils win with 25 saves. There was no Czech goalkeeping duel, Karel Vejmelka remained on the substitutes’ bench.
Nečas assisted on both Carolina goals in the second period, which jumped to 4-0 after his actions.
In the first case, the Czech striker could have shot, but he improved the position for Teuvo Teräväinen, who finished the quick interplay into an empty net. In the second goal situation, pasu Nečas got through on a power play by Shayne Gostisbehere with a shot from the blue line.
He scored the third pass in the 57th minute on the goal to make it 6-0, which was scored by Jesperi Kotkaniemi on a flowing shot by Brent Burns from the blue line.
Nečas collected three points (1+2) in the last game against Arizona, but this time he did not fit in among the three stars of the game. The best player was declared by Kotkaniemi, who collected five points (1+2) in the game for the first time in his career. The second star was the author of the hat trick Teräväinen.
Fourteen hits were enough for Carolina goalkeeper Frederik Andersen to keep his first clean sheet of the season. Tampa Bay lost its fifth straight, and Victor Hedman missed the game.
At the end of the second period, Palát scored a goal to make it 4:2 when he passed the puck from the back post to the scoring Jesper Boqvist. Arizona erased the loss in the third period, Vaněček was not eligible against unprepared shots into the open goal. Nico Hischier ended the overtime from the rebound.
Timo Meier, who played for the Devils in his first game after being traded from San Jose, also supported New Jersey’s win with a goal.
NHL Results:
Carolina – Tampa Bay 6:0 (2:0, 2:0, 2:0)
Goals: 18th, 32nd and 52nd Teräväinen (second Out of time), 7. A. Svečnikov, 36. Gostisbehere (Out of time), 57. Kotkaniemi (Out of time). Shots on goal: 38:14. Spectators: 18,965. Stars of the match: 1. Kotkaniemi, 2. Teräväinen, 3. Gostisbehere (all Carolina).
Philadelphia – Detroit 3:1 (0:1, 2:0, 1:0)
Goals: 27. Deslauriers, 33. Cates, 59. Laughton – 5. Perron. Shots on goal: 37:26. Spectators: 17,630. Stars of the match: 1. Deslauriers, 2. Cates (both Philadelphia), 3. Husso (Detroit).
Vegas – Montreal 4:3 (2:0, 1:0, 1:3)
Goals: 20. and 48. Barbasov, 13. Theodore, 28. R. Smith – 43. Matheson, 49. Belzile, 49. Harvey-Pinard. Shots on goal: 28:28. Spectators: 18,049. Stars of the match: 1. Barbashov, 2. Theodore, 3. R. Smith (all Vegas).
Arizona – New Jersey 4:5 in overtime. (1:2, 1:2, 2:0 – 0:1)
Branky. 11. Maccelli, 37. Kassian, 42. Schmaltz, 58. McBain – 19. a 40. J. Boqvist (na druh Palace), 10. Meier, 25. Severson, 61. Hischier. Shots on goal: 29:40. Vítek Vaneček he caught the entire game for New Jersey, allowing four goals on 29 shots and shooting 86.2 percent. Attendance: 4600. Stars of the game: 1. Hischier, 2. J. Boqvist (both New Jersey), 3. McBain (Arizona).
Colorado – Seattle 2:3 in extra time (1:0, 1:1, 0:1 – 0:1)
Goals: 10. MacKinnon, 32. Malgin – 30. Wennberg, 58. B. Tanev, 62. Gourde. Shots on goal: 23:35. Spectators: 18,007. Stars of the match: 1. Gourde (Seattle), 2. Georgiev (Colorado), 3. Grubauer (Seattle).
