HC Slovan Bratislava – HK Nitra 2:3 (1:1, 0:1, 1:1)
Goals and assists: 8. Dmowski (Elson, Pecararo), 57. Elson (O’Connor) – 8. Kristof (Graham, Passolt), 34. Jackson (Bubela), 55. Hrnka (Lacka). Referee: Žák, Krajčík – Durmis, Tichý. Exclusion: 2:0. Usage: 0:1. In weakening: 0:0. Spectators: 6409. Course of the match: 0:1, 1:1, 1:3, 2:3.
Nitra beat Slovan Bratislava 3:2 on the ice. Her deficit to Slovan is now four points.
I wish you a pleasant rest of the evening.
59:47
59:01
Passolt took the puck out and collected the seconds.
58:48
Varga passed the puck to the center of the field, but missed the goal area.
58:17
Passolt sends the puck for a prohibited clearance.
57:56
Whites again pulled Kiviah from the gate.
56:56
Bačik dropped the puck with his hand out of the air still on the blue line, passed to TURNER ELSON, who shot past Patrikainen from the top of the left circle with a sharp shot to the catcher’s catcher!
Assist: Ryan O’Connor
56:43
56:32
Patrikainen covers the puck more than twice, does not allow Slovan to reach the difference of one goal.
55:49
54:08
The people of Nitra got into a fast break, Lacka shot down the ice, Kivia’s puck went to the opposite side, where TOMÁŠ HRNKA prevailed from the stop.
Assistance: Jakub Lacka
53:46
An unpleasant shot by O’Connor from the blue, but the score does not change.
53:06
Bondra ended up in the goal which moved, play must be stopped.
51:40
Acolatse’s puck shot was knocked out of the dangerous area, Slovan did not settle down in the attacking zone for a long time.
50:36
Patrikainen caught the puck and stopped the game. After the whistle, there was a small skirmish between the two teams, it will not be ruled out.
49:44
Varga’s shot was skated by Takač, but he was prevented from finishing.
49:04
It is played from side to side, without serious threats to the goal.
47:37
The puck in front of the Nitrian goal, Elson did not end ideally in the fall.
46:10
Passolt helped the defense, Slovan hardly gets any offensive pressure or chances.
45:02
The Nitras now manage to keep the puck in the offensive zone.
44:11
Kiviaho eliminated Stach’s shot with a puncher.
43:25
Slovan is trying to conquer the Nitra gate, while the guests are concentrating on solid defense.
42:03
Šimun could hardly process the flying puck, Nitra gets the game into the middle zone, Slovan is at the puck.
41:06
The puck was shot by Dmowski, Patrikainen reacted promptly.
40:01
The third period began.
Only visiting Jackson scored in the second period, Nitra wins over Slovan 2:1.
The third period will start at 20:08.
40:00
The second period is over.
38:52
The Slavs were forced to the bar, they couldn’t get a chance.
37:01
Pecararo got behind the goal but was unable to pass from behind it.
36:06
Dmowski skated after a long pass, but Patrikainen covered him.
35:28
Kiviaho saw a shot from the blue, managed to make a successful save.
33:56
Passolt finished from a similar position, this time Kivia was successful.
33:35
ROBERT JACKSON sends Nitra into the lead with a great shot from between the circles! The puck still bounced off the top post behind the goal line.
Assistance: Miloš Bubela
32:27
Graham passed for the guard to Passolt, who passed from behind the goal, but Nitra did not succeed.
31:05
Čederle had a chance, but Královič blocked the puck before Kiviah.
29:54
Whites have many chances in the last minutes, but they do not convert them.
28:56
28:17
Maier shot from the left circle, Patrikainen interrupted the game.
27:12
Králović’s sharp puck in front of the goal, but Preisinger was unable to touch it.
26:31
Kostenka’s backhand was inaccurate, the puck was seized by the home team.
26:05
The Whites were getting outnumbered three to two, but they were stopped by offside.
24:32
Osburn read the game perfectly, thwarted the pass to Královič.
23:36
Whites are circling in the attacking zone, first Bačik, then Acolatse, after his finish Nitra can breathe a sigh of relief.
22:15
21:58
Elson had it on the backhand, finished inaccurately.
20:40
Pecararo was already too far from the angle, Patrikainen made a successful save.
20:01
The second period began.
After the first period, the score between Slovan and Nitra is tied at 1:1.
The second period will start at 19:21.
20:00
The first period is over.
19:39
Kristof charges Graham, after his shot hits Kiviah. Graham fires again, Kiviaho has the puck in his hand.
18:42
The whites are freeing themselves.
18:23
Exclusion from the HC Slovan Bratislava team:
Pecararo – 2 min., hooking.
17:39
Nitra’s shot was inaccurate, the visitors are forced out of the attacking zone.
16:19
Preisinger failed to pass the puck in the area in front of the goal.
15:21
Open space for a quick counterattack, but Dmowski did not handle the puck ideally, there was no chance.
14:39
Šimun passed to Bacik, his shot did not cause problems for the guests.
13:06
The game has calmed down, it is played in the middle zone.
11:36
Bačik’s puck from the blue went all the way to Patrikainen, who knocked it down with his chest in front of him.
10:59
Now Patrikainen had something to turn around, first he was helped by the defenders, then he already kicked Peterek’s shot.
10:32
A clever run by Bubel, but the puck went wide of the goal.
10:11
Nitra are now more active, Kiviaho dealt with Kostenko’s shot.
09:24
A good pass into the area in front of the goal, but the Nitra player did not finish yet, Graham then sent the shot and Kiviaho caught it in the catcher.
08:53
The Slavists were pushing for the goal, but Patrikainen was able to withstand it and cover the puck.
07:43
Slovan immediately equalises! Pecararo skilfully pushed the puck to Elson, who shot it at the goal and RYAN DMOWSKI puck trickled behind Patrikainen’s back.
Assists: Turner Elson, Liam Pecararo
07:25
So Kiviaho still remains without an intervention, Nitra uses a power play. She got into a three-to-two renumbering, followed by a pass to the second wave, then another cross and MICHAL KRIŠTOF was already pushing into the empty goal.
Assists: Jesse Graham, Josh Passolt
07:09
Kiviaho is still without a save in today’s match.
06:48
Varga went forward in a weakened state, but the mover on Osburn didn’t work.
06:23
After a shot from the first, Slovan managed to throw the puck over all the lines.
06:10
Exclusion from the HC Slovan Bratislava team:
HL – too many players on the ice.
05:48
05:24
Patrikainen had no problem with the shot on the ice, he hardly gets interrupted.
03:12
Kostenko shot, but there were many players in front of him, so the puck did not go to the goal.
02:10
The Nitra player did not handle the sharp pass in front of the goal, Nitra has to go back to its own goalkeeper.
01:01
Acolatse’s deflected shot ends up in the net.
00:22
Takač’s shot ended up in Patrikainen’s catcher.
00:01
The meeting has just started.
HC Slovan Bratislava: Kiviaho (Andrisík) – O’Connor, Maier, Acolatse, Bačik, Královic, Brincko, Zeleňák – Varga, Solenský, Takač – Pecararo, Elson, Dmowski – Bondra, Peterek, Šimun – Petriska, Preisinger, Jendek
Coach: Bradley Tapper
HK Nitra: Patrikainen (Krčmár) – Graham, Bača, Osburn, Carmichael, Kostenko, Stacha, Vitaloš – Paulovič, Kristof, Passolt – Jackson, Bubela, Hrnka – Lacka, Čederle, Okoličány – Bajtek, Šimko, Csányi
Coach: Andrej Kmeč
Referee: Žák, Krajčík – Durmis, Tichý.
The teams are separated by seven points in the table. Slovan collected 59 of them, Nitra 52. While the Whites won five matches in a row, Nitra lost the last five matches.
In the last round, Slovan won at Zvolen 4:1, Nitra lost at home to Dukla Trenčín 2:4.
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