Hockey players of Slovan Bratislava have only a four-point lead at the top of the Tipsport league table.
The leader of the competition, after a streak of five victories, came out empty-handed on Wednesday, losing 2:3 at home to Nitra in the 29th round.
The star of the round was Poprad attacker Adam Cracknell, who flashed with four goals and helped to a triumph in Liptovský Mikuláš 7:3.
Nitra stopped a streak of five losses. In Bratislava, Krištof took the lead with a power play goal, but Dmowski equalized a few seconds later.
In the second period, Jacskon aimed exactly and in the third period he scored the third goal of the guests Okoličány. Slovan then only reduced the score in a game without a goalkeeper with a goal by Elson.
In third place is still Žilina, which won over Zvolen 3:0 and claimed its third triumph in a row. Goalkeeper Andrej Košarišťan kept a clean sheet for the first time this season. The elected remained in ninth place.
Košice is still two points behind the Wolves, the reigning champions beat Spišská Nová Ves 2:0. The “steel” goals were scored by Lamper and Krivošík, goalkeeper Patrik Jurčák picked up the third clean sheet of the season.
Spišići fell to 11th place when Michalovce got ahead of them.
They outclassed Prešov 7:0, claimed their third win from the past four matches and moved away from the last newcomer in the table by a difference of 12 points.
The people of Prešov suffered their third loss in a row. Marc-Olivier Roy and Jake Virtanen each scored two goals for the home team, goalkeeper Vladimír Glosár recorded the first “zero” of the season.
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Banská Bystrica jumped to fifth place, winning 3:2 in Trenčín and enjoying a full point gain after two losses.
“Soldiers” led twice, but the guests were able to equalize each time, and in the 59th minute they decided on their triumph, when Tomáš Zigo prevailed after an individual action.
Dukla claimed their third loss out of four matches and is in eighth place. Sixth is Liptovský Mikuláš, with a two-point advantage over seventh Poprad, which it lost to in the Podtatra derby 3:7.
Canadian forward Adam Cracknell shone with four goals in the winners jersey. The running “chamois” celebrated their fifth win in the series.
Tipsport league – 29th round:
HK Dukla Michalovce – HC Prešov 7:0 (1:0, 3:0, 3:0)
Goals: 11. Spodniak (Martel), 26. Martel (Roy, Marcinko), 28. Roy, 31. Roy (Welsh, Virtanen), 42. Virtanen (Hrabčák, Glosár), 55. Virtanen (Roman), 58. Šmída (Welsh, Marcinko)
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Vlci Žilina – HKM Zvolen 3:0 (2:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Goals: 9. Korczak (Ranford, Chicoine), 16. Baláž (Gachulinec), 60. Ranford (Korczak, Mucha)
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HC Košice – HK Spišská Nová Ves 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0)
Goal: 34. Lamper (Rogoň), 60. Krivošík
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HK Dukla Trencin – HC MONACObet Banská Bystrica 2:3 (0:0, 1:1, 1:2)
Goals: 33. Hudec, 42. Bellerive (Šiška, Baptiste) – 36. Valach (Šoltés, Zigo), 51. Šoltés (Lucas), 59. Zigo (Lucas, Galipeau)
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HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš – HK Poprad 3:7 (0:0, 0:5, 3:2)
Goals: 45. Nespala (Robertson, Šandor), 46. Vojtech (Tritt, Kalousek), 56. Kalousek (Flood, Vojtech) – 21. Cracknell (Bjalončík, Calof), 24. Suchý (Bodák, Lefebvre), 31. Bodák (Török, Šotek), 31. Bjalončík, 38. Cracknell (Naus, Lefebvre), 50. Cracknell (Lefebvre), 60. Cracknell
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HC Slovan Bratislava – HK Nitra 2:3 (1:1, 0:1, 1:1)
Goals: 8. Dmowski (Elson, Pecararo), 57. Elson – 8. Kristof (Graham, Passolt), 34. Jackson (Bubela), 55. Okoličány (Lacka)
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