The expected premiere of Quinn Hughes in the Minnesota jersey turned out to be excellent. The American defender was able to establish himself as a shooter right away and helped his team win over Boston. But Vancouver isn’t complaining either, as it managed to win in New Jersey and Zeev Buium scored a goal and an assist.
In Minnesota’s opening game, Quinn Hughes lined up on the first defensive pairing alongside Brock Faber, and the pair did very well together. The Wild were the better team against Boston and cruised to a convincing 6-2 win. Hughes himself contributed with one goal, increasing the score to 4:0 at the beginning of the third period.
Vancouver also managed to win in the evening match, which also welcomed new faces to the lineup. The biggest impression was made by Zeev Buium, who scored a goal and an assist in the 2:1 win.
New Jersey Devils – Vancouver Canucks
1:2 (0:2, 1:0, 0:0)
Goals and saves
25. L. Hughes (Bratt, Mercer) – 2. DeBrusk (Garland, Buium), 7. Buium (Garland, Demko).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 26 – 15 | Power play: 0/3 – 2/3 | Penalty minutes: 6 – 6
Who stood in the goal area?
Jacob Markström (NJD) – 13 tackles, 2 OG, success rate 86.67%, caught 57:52
Thatcher Demko (VAN) – 25 tackles, 1 OG, success rate 96.15%, intercepted 60:00
Czech and Slovak footprint
Ondřej Palát (NJD) – 0+0, 0 participation, 2 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 16:46
Filip Hronek (VAN) – 0+0, 0 participation, 0 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 24:57
David Kämpf (VAN) – 0+0, -1 participation, 0 shots on goal, TM 0, ice time 18:25
Three stars of the match
1. Thatcher Demko (VAN) – 26 saves
2. Zeev Buium (VAN) – 1+1
3. Luke Hughes (NJD) – 1+0
Pittsburgh Penguins – Utah Mammoth
4:5pp. (2:0, 1:0, 1:4 – 0:1)
Goals and saves
1. Brazeau (Kindel, McGroarty), 16. Rust (Rakell), 26. Kindel (Shea, Letang), 55. Brazeau (E. Karlsson, Kindel) – 42. Schmidt (Schmaltz, Peterka), 42. Carcone, 46. Durzi (Yamamoto, Sergačjov), 48. Carcone (Hayton, But), 61. Guenther (Marino).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 16 – 37 | Power play: 0/2 – 1/5 | Penalty minutes: 10 – 4
Who stood in the goal area?
Sergej Murashov (PIT) – 32 tackles, 5 OG, success rate 86.5%, caught 60:06
Karel Vejmelka (UTA) – 12 interceptions, 4 OG, success rate 75.0%, caught 60:16
Czech and Slovak footprint
Karel Vejmelka (UTA) – 12 interceptions, 4 OG, success rate 75.0%, caught 60:16
Three stars of the match
1. Michael Carcone (UTA) – 2+0
2. Justin Brazeau (PIT) – 2+0
3. Dylan Guenther (UTA) – 1+0
Carolina Hurricanes – Philadelphia Flyers
3:2sn. (2:1, 0:0, 0:1 – 0:0)
Goals and saves
6. W. Carrier (S. Walker, Staal), 16. Hall (Nikišin, Blake), decision. rent Svečnikov – 20. Drysdale (Zegras, Mickov), 59. Zegras (Konecny, Dvorak).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 32 – 26 | Power play: 1/6 – 0/4 | Penalty minutes: 10-14
Who stood in the goal area?
Brandon Bussi (CAR) – 24 tackles, 2 OG, 92.3% success, 65:00 interceptions
Daniel Vladař (PHI) – 30 tackles, 2 OG, success rate 93.8%, caught 63:45
Czech and Slovak footprint
Daniel Vladař (PHI) – 30 tackles, 2 OG, success rate 93.8%, caught 63:45
Three stars of the match
1. Brandon Bussi (CAR) – 24 saves
2. Taylor Hall (CAR) – 1+0
3. William Carrier (CAR) – 1+0
Minnesota Wild – Boston Bruins
6:2 (1:0, 2:0, 3:2)
Goals and saves
11. Spurgeon (Faber, M. Johansson), 29. Kaprizov (Boldy, Eriksson Ek), 33. Hartman (Faber), 41. Q. Hughes (Hartman, Aube-Kubel), 49. Boldy (Kaprizov), 55. Kaprizov (Hartman, Daemon Hunt) – 51. Steeves (Minten, Eyssimont), 60. Peeke (Kuraly, Jeannot).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 31 – 31 | Power play: 2/3 – 0/2 | Penalty minutes: 4 – 6
Who stood in the goal area?
Filip Gustavsson (MIN) – 29 tackles, 2 OG, success rate 93.5%, caught 59:54
Jeremy Swayman (BOS) – 25 tackles, 6 OG, 80.6% success, 60:00 tackles
Czech and Slovak footprint
David Jiříček (MIN) – 0+0, +2 participation, 1 shot on goal, TM 0, time on ice 12:52
David Pastrňák (BOS) – 0+0, -3 participation, 2 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 17:01
Pavel Zacha (BOS) – 0+0, -1 participation, 2 shots on goal, TM 0, time on ice 14:57
Three stars of the match
1. Quinn Hughes (MIN) – 1+0
2. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) – 2+1
3. Ryan Hartman (MIN) – 1+2
Montreal Canadiens – Edmonton Oilers
4:1 (0:0, 2:0, 2:1)
Goals and saves
23. Děmidov (Slafkovský, L. Hutson), 32. Veleno, 44. Suzuki (Slafkovský, L. Hutson), 54. Texier (Struble) – 53. Hyman (Bouchard, McDavid).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 27 – 28 | Power play: 2/4 – 1/5 | Penalty minutes: 10 – 8
Who stood in the goal area?
Jakub Dobeš (MTL) – 27 interceptions, 1 OG, success rate 96.4%, caught 59:33
Calvin Pickard (EDM) – 23 tackles, 4 OG, 85.2% success, 55.37 interceptions
Czech and Slovak footprint
Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) – 0+2, 0 participation, 3 shots on goal, TM 0, ice time 16:28
Jakub Dobeš (MTL) – 27 interceptions, 1 OG, success rate 96.4%, caught 59:33
Three stars of the match
1. Jakub Dobeš (MTL) – 27 saves
2. Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) – 0+2
3. Jake Evans (MTL) – 0+0
Seattle Kraken – Buffalo Sabres
1:3 (0:1, 1:1, 0:1)
Goals and saves
33. Stephenson (Dunn, Eberle) – 18. Östlund (Norris, Tuch), 31. T. Thompson (Krebs, Tuch), 60. Benson (Quinn, McLeod).
Statistics
Shots on goal: 24 – 23 | Power play: 1/3 – 0/2 | Penalty minutes: 4 – 6
Who stood in the goal area?
Joey Daccord (SEA) – 20 tackles, 2 OG, 90.9% success, 59:32 catches
Alex Lyon (BUF) – 23 tackles, 1 OG, 95.8% success, 60:00 tackles
Czech and Slovak footprint
Without Czech and Slovak participation.
Three stars of the match
1. Tage Thompson (BUF) – 1+0
2. Alex Tuch (BUF) – 0+2
3. Chandler Stephenson (SEA) – 1+0
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