MONTREAL. Slovakian hockey forward Juraj Slafkovský from Montreal scored his second assist of the season in the NHL night game.
However, the Canadiens finally lost at home to Philadelphia 4:5 after overtime and separate raids. Slafkovský scored in the fourth game in a row.
Montreal had a three-game winning streak, but got off to a very poor start against Philadelphia. The Flyers outshot the home team 12-2 in the first period and led 3-0 after that.
However, the Canadiens got up in the second and although they also fell short in terms of shots (9:17), they were able to turn the score around with four goals.
In the 36th minute, defender Lane Hutson kept the offensive zone in the power play, moved the puck to Slafkovský, who extended the pass to Ivan Demidov, who then shot past goalkeeper Dan Vladař.
VIDEO: Juraj Slafkovský’s assist for Demidov’s goal
In the middle of the second period, Slafkovský got into a conflict with two opposing players after trying to reach the puck in front of the goal. After a fight with Garnet Hathaway, both received a minor punishment.
In the end, Nikita Grebjonkin sent the duel to overtime, for whom it was the first goal in the NHL. Only Trevor Zegras, the attacker of the guests, scored in separate raids.
In addition to his second assist of the season, Slafkovský also scored two penalty minutes and one shot. He spent a total of 18:29 minutes on the ice. In the ongoing 2025/2026 season, he has a balance of 6 goals and 2 assists after 13 matches.
The match between the NY Islanders and Boston also reached separate raids. The Bruins triumphed in it 4:3 and achieved their fourth victory in a row.
Erik Černak was also in action, whom Tampa lost 2:3 on the ice of Colorado. The Slovak defender did not register in the Canadian scoring, one plus point was added to his statistics.
The hockey players of Utah won on the ice of Buffalo 2:1 after overtime and did not allow a third loss in a row. Clayton Keller decided their triumph. The Sabers tied a club record by taking a game to at least overtime for the fifth time in a series. However, four of them lost.
The NY Rangers lost their sixth home game of the season. Caroline lost 0-3 and didn’t score for the fourth time on home ice. At the same time, this ended their three-game winning streak.
Edmonton lost its second game in two days, falling to home Dallas 3-4 in overtime and single runs. Striker Wyatt Johnston scored in the decisive game.
The Oilers led 2:0 and 3:1, but the home team managed to triumph for the first time after two losses, thanks to Mikko Rantanen’s three-pointer (2+1).
Forward Marcus Johansson scored a goal in overtime to give Minnesota a 3-2 victory over Nashville. The Wild managed to win two games in a row for the first time in the season.
The hockey players of Anaheim confirmed their form against the Stanley Cup winner Florida, who they defeated 7:3 on their home ice.
Forward Cutter Gauthier contributed to the Ducks’ triumph with a hat trick and an assist. Anaheim won its fourth straight game. The Panthers are in last place in the Eastern Conference after 13 games played.
The players of Vegas won over Detroit 1:0, when the only goal was scored in the 34th minute by striker Ivan Barbasov. Goalkeeper Akira Schmid neutralized all 24 shots of the guests and achieved the first clean sheet in the Vegas jersey.
Detroit did not take advantage of the opportunity to rise to the 1st place of the Eastern Conference, which includes Montreal players.
Los Angeles goalkeeper Darcy Kuemper also picked up a clean sheet. His team won 3-0 at home against Winnipeg and did not allow a third loss in a row. The Jets lost for the first time in three games.
NHL – results November 5:
Buffalo Sabres – Utah Mammoth 1:2 pp (0:0, 0:0, 1:1 – 0:1)
Goals: 48. Östlund (I. Rosén) – 44. Schmaltz (Keller, Marino), 61. Keller (Sergačov, Vejmelka)
Montreal Canadiens – Philadelphia Flyers 4:5 sn (0:3, 4:0, 0:1 – 0:0)
Goals: 24. K. Dach (Dobson, Gallagher), 25. Suzuki (Děmidov, Caufield), 34. K. Dach (L. Hutson, Struble), 36. Děmidov (SlafkovskyL. Hutson) – 2nd Brink (Sanheim, York), 8th York (Zegras, Konecny), 8th Brink (Cates, Zegras), 51st Grebjonkin (Konecny, Drysdale)
New York Islanders – Boston Bruins 3:4 sn (0:0, 2:2, 1:1 – 0:0)
Goals: 26. Duclair (Cizikas, MacLean), 34. Horvat (Barzal, Heineman), 46. Horvat (Schaefer, Palmieri) – 33. Arvidsson (H. Lindholm, Mittelstadt), 38. Zacha (McAvoy, M. Geekie), 56. Chusnutdinov (Minten, Pastrňák), deci. rent Chusnutdinov
New York Rangers – Carolina Hurricanes 0:3 (0:1, 0:1, 0:1)
Goals: 14. Ehlers (S. Walker, Sebastian Aho), 38. S. Walker (Reilly, Jankowski), 59. Jarvis (Staal, Reilly)
Dallas Stars – Edmonton Oilers 4:3 (0:2, 1:0, 2:1 – 0:0)
Goals: 30. Rantanen (W. Johnston, J. Robertson), 49. Rantanen (W. Johnston, Petrovic), 53. Heiskanen (Rantanen, W. Johnston), deci. rent W. Johnston – 4. Podkolzin (Roslovic, Bouchard), 8. Draisaitl (Roslovic, McDavid), 48. McDavid (Nugent-Hopkins, Mangiapane)
Minnesota Wild – Nashville Predators 3:2 pp (1:0, 1:1, 0:1 – 1:0)
Goals: 11. Kaprizov (Spurgeon, Tarasenko), 37. Buium (Faber, M. Johansson), 64. M. Johansson (Kaprizov, Faber) – 26. Matthew Wood (McCarron, Jost), 60. Stamkos (Blankenburg)
Colorado Avalanche – Tampa Bay Lightning 3:2 (1:1, 2:0, 0:1)
Goals: 14. Olofsson (MacKinnon, Nečas), 25. Olofsson (Drury, Landeskog), 26. Colton (Malinski, Nelson) – 2. Kučerov, 44. Point (D’Astous, Hedman)
Vegas Golden Knights – Detroit Red Wings 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)
Goals: 34. Barbashev (Saad, Lauzon)
Anaheim Ducks – Florida Panthers 7:3 (2:1, 2:2, 3:0)
Goals: 4. C. Gauthier (Leo Carlsson), 16. C. Gauthier (Terry), 36. C. Gauthier (LaCombe, Leo Carlsson), 38. Nesterenko (Poehling, Killorn), 52. Trouba (C. Gauthier, McTavish), 54. Kreider (Nesterenko, Terry), 55. Harkins – 11. Marchand (Petry), 26. Rodrigues (Samoskevich, Forsling), 31. Luostarinen (Rodrigues, Bennett)
Los Angeles Kings – Winnipeg Jets 2:0x
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