Slovak hockey player Martin Fehérváry scored an assist in the NHL night game. His However, Washington lost on the ice of Florida 3:5.
The 26-year-old defender recorded his 12th point of the season, he has 3 goals and 9 assists.
VIDEO: Fehérváry’s assist
Defender Aaron Ekblad scored the home team’s winning goal, it was his first goal since October 11. 34 games were waiting for him.
“It seems like a long time. It’s a really great feeling that we did it. Washington has a very good team, we’re happy to win. We needed these points,” Ekblad was quoted as saying by nhl.com.
Tom Wilson scored two goals and had one assist for the visitors, Dylan Strome scored and had two assists.
“Panthers” goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky claimed the 446th victory in his career, moving ahead of Terry Sawchuk to the eighth place in the NHL’s historical table in this statistic.
Dalibor Dvorský was also in action, but his team St. Louis lost to Buffalo 2:4 at home. The 20-year-old forward played over 10 minutes and did not shoot at the goal even once. “Sables” extended their winning streak to nine games.
“It’s a good atmosphere here. It’s great to be a part of this team,” said Zach Benson, who scored the game-winning goal. The last time the Sabers won nine games in a row was in 2018.
Colorado is also on a winning streak, extending it to eight games after the victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Nathan MacKinnon and Brock Nelson each scored a goal and had an assist. The Avalanche have won 14 games at home.
Marcus Johansson had a goal and three assists to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena.
Edmonton won 3:1 in Winnipeg, its main support was goalkeeper Calvin Pickard. He performed 41 successful interventions. “Calvin was outstanding, definitely the first star tonight,” Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch said.
Connor McDavid added an assist to extend his point streak to 13 games. During it, he scored 13 goals and 20 assists. This streak is the longest in the NHL this season.
Vancouver’s Kevin Lankinen had 37 successful saves, his teammate Liam Ohgren scored the decisive goal in the raids, the Canucks enjoyed a victory over the Seattle Kraken.
In addition to McDavid, Macklin Celebrini also has a point streak that lasts eight games. His San Jose team defeated Anaheim 5:4, and the 19-year-old striker contributed with a goal and two assists. During this series, he collected 17 points on 6 goals and 11 assists.
NHL – Tuesday, December 30:
Florida Panthers – Washington Capitals 5:3 (2:2, 0:0, 3:1)
Goals: 5. Lundell (Petry), 13. Reinhart (Jones, Marchand), 47. Marchand (Bennett, Jones), 54. Ekblad (Reinhart, Lundell), 60. Reinhart (Luostarinen, Ekblad) – 4. Wilson (FEHÉRVÁRY, Strome), 20. Wilson (Strome, Chychrun), 44. Strome (Wilson, Protas)
Goalkeepers: Bobrovsky – Thompson, shots on goal: 29:25.
Carolina Hurricanes – New York Rangers 3:2 pp (1:1, 0:1, 1:0 – 1:0)
Goals: 16. Aho (Nikišin, Ehlers), 50. Martinook (Chatfield, Miller), 65. Blake (Aho, Ehlers) – 2. Gavrikov (Panarin, Trocheck), 33. Brodzinski (Carrick, Robertson)
Goalkeepers: Bussi – Six, shots on goal: 34:19.
Ottawa Senators – Columbus Blue Jackets 1:4 (0:1, 1:1, 0:2)
Goals: 29. Sanderson (Stützle, Tkachuk) – 16. Jenner (Sillinger, Coyle), 22. Severson (Voronkov, Sillinger), 42. Mateychuk (Severson, Coyle), 56. Marchenko (Marchment, Fantilli).
Goalkeepers: Merilainen – Greaves, shots on goal: 28:22
Winnipeg Jets – Edmonton Oilers 1:3 (0:0, 0:2, 1:1)
Goals: 46. Lowry (Barron) – 28. Jones, 33. Roslovic (Henrique, Savoie), 59. Hyman (McDavid)
Goalkeepers: Hellebuyck – Pickard, shots on goal: 42:21.
St. Louis Blues – Buffalo Sabres 2:4 (2:1, 0:1, 0:2)
Goals: 6. Schenn (Stenberg, Kyrou), 9
Goalkeepers: Hofer – Lyon, shots on goal: 18:34.
Colorado Avalanche – Los Angeles Kings 5:2 (1:0, 2:1, 2:1)
Goals: 10. Drury (Colton), 34. Nečas (Landeskog, MacKinnon), 38. Nelson (Kiviranta, Girard), 59. MacKinnon (Lehkonen), 60. Makar (Ničuškin, Nelson) – 26. Perry (Fiala, Edmundson), 45. Armia (Kempe)
Goalkeepers: Blackwood – Forsberg, shots on goal: 26:25
Utah Mammoth – Nashville Predators 3:4 (1:1, 1:1, 1:2)
Goals: 6. Peterka (Guenther, Keller), 24. Sergačjov (Schmaltz, Durzi), 45. Guenther (Crouse, Hayton) – 10. Josi (Forsberg, Stamkos), 28. Evangelista (Jost, Blankenburg), 52. Stamkos (O’Reilly, Evangelista), 54. Stamkos (O’Reilly, Perbix)
Goalkeepers: Vaneček – Saros, shots on goal: 32:26.
Calgary Flames – Boston Bruins 2:1 pp (0:1, 1:0, 0:0 – 1:0)
Goals: 34. Coleman (Backlund, Hanley), 62. Zary – 19. Peeke (Lohrei, Kuraly)
Goalkeepers: Wolf – Swayman, shots on goal: 20:25.
Vegas Golden Knights – Minnesota Wild 2:5 (0:2, 1:3, 1:0)
Goals: 37. McNabb (Barbashev, Dorofejev), 43. Stone (Barbashev, Marner) – 1. Johansson (Brodin, Spurgeon), 15. Boldy (Eriksson Ek, Johansson), 21. Spurgeon (Johansson, Brodin), 25. Faber (Trenin, Kaprizov), 27. Eriksson Ek (Boldy, Johansson)
Goalkeepers: Hart (27. Schmid) – Gustavsson, shots on goal: 16:27.
Anaheim Ducks – San Jose Sharks 4:5 (1:2, 1:2, 2:1)
Goals: 16. Terry (Nesterenko), 37. Gauthier (Terry, Poehling), 44. Minťukov (Gauthier, Moore), 56. Terry (McTavish, LaCombe) – 11. Ferraro (Wennberg, Gaudette), 20. Celebrini (Wennberg, Toffoli), 27. Černišev (Celebrini, Dickinson), 33. Eklund (Celebrini), 54. Ostapchuk (Iorio, Goodrow)
Goalkeepers: Dostál (33. Mrázek) – Askarov, shots on goal: 42:13.
Seattle Kraken – Vancouver Canucks 2:3 pp a sn (2:1, 0:1, 0:0 – 0:0, 0:1)
Goals: 9. McCann (Dunn, Eberle), 20. Winterton (Melanson, Daccord) – 16. Karlsson (Öhgren), 26. Pettersson (Kane, Willander), deci. raid Ohgren
Goalkeepers: Daccord – Lankinen, shots on goal: 39:24.
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