Czech forward David Pastrňák helped the Boston hockey players in the NHL with his 39th goal of the season to win 4:1 over Toronto. His compatriot Pavel Zacha supported the victory with one pass.
Pastrnak opened the scoring in the 6th minute on a five-on-three power play with an unprepared shot from his signature shooting position in the left circle.
After the action of Zachy, who scored two goals for Toronto three days ago, Boston increased to 3:1 at the end of the second period.
After the shot by the Czech forward, Kevin Shattenkirk got the rebounded puck and passed it to Morgan Geekie in the right circle, who restored the team’s two-goal lead.
Brandon Carlo immediately set the final score.
New Jersey defeated St. Louis 4:1 also thanks to two assists by Ondřej Palát, who was named the third star of the match.
However, the main hero of the match was Timo Meier, who scored the first goal of the match in the 14th minute and completed a hat trick after passes from Palát.
The Swiss striker made it 2-0 in the opening period when Palát found him free in front of the goal of St. Louis.
The native of Frýdek-Místek scored the second point at the end of the middle period, after his pass, Meier made it 3:1 with a shot from the circle.
Karel Vejmelka allowed three goals on 26 shots in Arizona’s 2-5 loss to Minnesota. The Czech goalkeeper was the first to concede, in the 22nd minute he was beaten by Kirill Kaprizov from the penalty spot.
Arizona made it 2-1 within seven seconds at the start of the third period, but the rest of the game was Minnesota’s.
Clip of the Arizona – Minnesota match including two home goals in seven seconds and a questionable equalizer scored by Karel Vejmelka | Video: Associated Press
The Wild responded to the tied goals with a minute to go with the tying goal, prompting the Coyotes to take a coaching challenge.
Vejmelka got out of the goal area after an opponent’s maneuver and could not return to the correct position because two players, one from each team, were lying in his space. However, the referee recognized the goal even after reviewing the video.
In the 48th minute, Joel Eriksson Ek scored the winning goal with an uncompromising shot under the crossbar. Minnesota secured the win with two goals in a goalless home game.
Dominik Kubalík scored in the competition after two months. The goal fast was ended by the Czech forward on the ice of Los Angeles and contributed to Ottawa gaining a point for losing 3:4 in overtime.
In the 8th minute, he scored the opening goal of the match on a power play. He hit for the tenth time in the season, but the last two hits were separated by twenty games.
Ottawa still led 2:1 in the 51st minute, but after a quick turnaround by the home team, they saved at least a draw in the end. Los Angeles’ win was decided by Kevin Fiala in overtime.
Martin Nečas contributed an assist to Carolina’s 4-1 win over Montreal.
NHL results:
Boston – Toronto 4:1 (1:0, 3:1, 0:0)
Goals: 6. Parsnip, 25. Frederic, 38. Geekie (Zacha), 39. Carlo – 28. Marner. Shots on goal: 26:29. Spectators: 17,850. Stars of the game: 1. Swayman, 2. Marchand, 3. Carlo (all Boston).
Tampa Bay – Calgary 3:6 (1:1, 1:3, 1:2)
Goals: 15. Sheary, 33. Cirelli, 55. Eyssimont – 27. and 29. Šarangović, 12. Hunt, 30. Pelletier, 47. Coleman, 53. Mangiapane. Shots on goal: 22:24. Spectators: 19,092. Stars of the match: 1. Šarangovic, 2. Huberdeau (both Calgary), 3. Cirelli (Tampa Bay).
Florida – Philadelphia 1:2 (0:0, 1:1, 0:1)
Goals: 28. Forsling – 21. Poehling, 60. Hathaway. Shots on goal: 30:26. Spectators: 18,817. Stars of the game: 1. Hathaway, 2. Ersson (both Philadelphia), 3. Forsling (Florida).
New Jersey – St. Louis 4:1 (2:0, 1:1, 1:0)
Goals: 14th, 17th and 37th Meier (for the second and third Palat), 60th Haula – 30th Saad. Shots on goal: 33:24. Spectators: 16,259. Stars of the game: 1. Meier, 2. Hischier, 3. Palat (all New Jersey).
Pittsburgh – Washington 0:6 (0:1, 0:4, 0:1)
Goals: 2. Wilson, 21. Ovechkin, 24. Jensen, 29. Lapierre, 37. Miroshnichenko, 43. Milano. Shots on goal: 39:29. Spectators: 17,093. Stars of the match: 1. Lindgren, 2. D. Strome, 3. Miroshnichenko (all Washington).
Carolina – Montreal 4:1 (1:1, 1:0, 2:0)
Goals: 14. and 56. Skjei (for the first Out of time), 40. Noesen, 59. A. Svečnikov – 6. J. Roy. Shots on goal: 39:25. Spectators: 18,859. Stars of the game: 1. Andersen, 2. Skjei, 3. Noesen (all Carolina).
Columbus – Edmonton 4:2 (3:0, 0:1, 1:1)
Goals: 7. Olivier, 15. A. Nylander, 16. Voronkov, 60. Roslovic – 22. Hyman, 53. Perry. Shots on goal: 34:31. Spectators: 17,718. Stars of the match: 1. Tarasov, 2. Olivier, 3. Sillinger (all Columbus).
Nashville – Buffalo 4:2 (2:1, 0:0, 2:1)
Goals: 4., 42. and 47. F. Forsberg, 17. Evangelista – 5. Byram, 53. Power. Shots on goal: 24:28. Spectators: 17,159. All-Stars: 1. F. Forsberg, 2. Nyquist, 3. Evangelista (all Nashville).
Arizona – Minnesota 2:5 (0:0, 0:1, 2:4)
Goals: 42. Keller, 42. Carcone – 22. Kaprizov, 42. Bogosian, 48. Eriksson Ek, 59. Faber, 60. Dewar. Shots on goal: 25:28. Karel Vejmelka he caught 58:48 minutes for Arizona, conceded three goals from 26 shots and had a success rate of 88.5 percent. Attendance: 4600. Stars of the match: 1. Eriksson Ek, 2. Faber, 3. Zuccarello (all Minnesota).
Vegas – Vancouver 1:3 (0:2, 1:1, 0:0)
Goals: 24. Amadio – 7. Q. Hughes, 7. Di Giuseppe, 36. Garland. Shots on goal: 28:35. Spectators: 18,054. Stars of the match: 1. Demko, 2. Q. Hughes (both Vancouver), 3. N. Roy (Vegas).
Los Angeles – Ottawa 4:3 in overtime. (0:1, 1:1, 2:1 – 1:0)
Goals: 34. Byfield, 51. Dubois, 52. Moverare, 62. Fiala – 8. Kubalik, 34. B. Tkachuk, 56. Batherson. Shots on goal: 34:31. Spectators: 16,855. Stars of the match: 1. Fiala, 2. Kopitar, 3. Moverare (all Los Angeles).
San Jose – NY Islanders 2:7 (0:2, 2:4, 0:1)
Goals: 23. Bordeleau, 32. Hoffman – 1. Dobson, 19. Romanov, 32. Horvat, 33. MacLean, 35. Barzal, 37. Aho, 49. Lee. Shots on goal: 25:33. Spectators: 10,077. Stars of the game: 1. Horvat, 2. Nelson, 3. Dobson (all NY Islanders).
NHL Tables:
Eastern Conference:
Atlantic Division:
1. Florida 64 43 4 17 212:152 90 2. Boston 65 37 15 13 217:178 89 3. Toronto 63 36 8 19 228:199 80 4. Detroit 62 33 6 23 218:202 72 5. Tampa Bay 64 33 6 25 217:219 72 6. Buffalo 64 29 5 30 186:193 63 7. Montreal 63 24 10 29 178:226 58 8. Ottawa 61 25 4 32 199:218 54
Metropolitan Division:
1. NY Rangers 62 40 4 18 206:172 84 2. Carolina 62 37 6 19 205:173 80 3. Philadelphia 64 33 8 23 192:187 74 4. NY Islanders 62 28 14 20 191:205 70 5. Washington 61 29 9 23 166:193 67 6. New Jersey 63 31 4 28 209:220 66 7. Pittsburgh 61 28 8 25 179:175 64 8. Columbus 63 22 10 31 191:230 54
Western Conference:
Central Division:
1. Dallas 64 38 9 17 232:196 85 2. Colorado 64 39 5 20 239:196 83 3. Winnipeg 61 39 5 17 190:148 83 4. Nashville 64 36 3 25 206:196 75 5. St. Louis 63 32 3 28 179:195 67 6. Minnesota 63 30 6 27 199:210 66 7. Arizona 63 25 5 33 184:211 55 8. Chicago 63 16 5 42 130:225 37
Pacific Division:
1. Vancouver 65 41 7 17 229:178 89 2. Edmonton 61 38 2 21 216:177 78 3. Los Angeles 62 32 11 19 193:167 75 4. Vegas 63 33 7 23 202:188 73 5. Calgary 62 31 5 26 197:194 67 6. Seattle 62 28 11 23 174:176 67 7. Anaheim 62 23 3 36 164:217 49 8. San Jose 62 15 7 40 137:249 37
