Slovak striker Dalibor Dvorský scored in the night game of the NHL and contributed to the triumph of the hockey players St. Louis over Carolina 3:0.
He scored the seventh goal of the season. He collected a total of ten points in 37 meetings.
Dvorský scored in the 30th minute to make it 2-0 after a gorgeous counterattack and a series of passes, when Jake Neighbors moved the puck in front of the open goal.
VIDEO: Dvorsky’s goal against Carolina
The 20-year-old center started in the home team’s second attack, played fifteen minutes and, in addition to a goal, added one plus point, two shots on goal and a 50% success rate on throw-ins.
St. Louis decided on the triumph in the span of ten minutes of the second period, when all three goals were scored.
The Blues ended a series of three meetings without a point, they are 13th in the Western Conference with a lack of five points for the positions guaranteeing participation in the elimination part.
The hero of the duel was home goalkeeper Joel Hofer, who covered 33 opponent shots and achieved his fourth shutout of the season. In this statistic, he leads the competition along with Ilya Sorokin of the New York Islanders and Jesper Wallstedt of the Minnesota Wild.
Hofer saeid it helped that he played in front of team legends Alexander Steen, Barrett Jackman and Al arbor, all of whom the club inducted into its Hall of Fame.
“It was very vital for us. A lot of us were at the ceremony last night. These guys did a great job and are great role models for all of us. It was huge for us to give them the win tonight,” he said.
Slafkovský with two minuses
In the meeting of the Slovak players, Martin fehérváry enjoyed the victory, Washington triumphed over Montreal with Juraj Slafkovský 3:2 after extra time. The Slovaks did not score, the duel was decided by Connor McMichael at 64:21 min.
“We’re missing important players like Tom Wilson and Pierre-Luc Dubois,so it’s great that we were able to replace them and get the win,” McMichael said of Ethen Frank,who scored two of the Capitals’ goals.
“He’s really improved over the last month and can take care of key moments,” he added.
Slafkovský played 20:34 minutes for Montreal and recorded two negative points and three shots on goal. Fehérváry spent 18:46 minutes on the ice, received a minor penalty, shot twice at the goal and blocked two shots.
Tampa Bay also with Erik Černak won on the ice of Pittsburgh 2:1 after raids, Nikita kučerov converted the decisive one.
The Slovak defender played 14:31 minutes and had one shot on goal, received a minor penalty and, after a mass fight at the beginning of the third act, a ten-minute penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Tampa took the lead in the 55th minute when Janis Moser scored, but Yevgeny Malkin equalized three minutes later. the Lightning players pulled the victory for their side and stretched the series of triumphs to eleven, thanks to which they got to the top of the eastern Conference.
“At the beginning of the season we won only one of seven games, sence then a lot of water has flown, I’ll tell you that. We have a great team, phenomenal leaders and we do a lot of things that we need to do as a team. The guys are reaping the rewards for it and it’s great fun,” praised coach Jon Cooper.
Tampa tied its longest winning streak in history, winning eleven games from January 29 to February 17, 2020. Pittsburgh, on the other hand, is not doing well and recorded its third straight loss.
Ottawa ended a four-game losing streak by narrowly defeating Vancouver 2-1. Defender Jordan Spence scored the winning goal in the 16th minute,making it 2:0.Vancouver only corrected thanks to Elias Pettersson and claimed the eighth loss in the series.
NHL – results (January 14):
Pittsburgh Penguins – tampa Bay Lightning 1:2 pp a sn (0:0, 0:0, 1:1 – 0:0, 0:1)
Goals: 58. Malkin (Letang) – 55. Moser (Gourde, Girgensons), deci. raid: Kučerov.
Goalkeepers: Šilovs – Vasilevsky, shots on goal: 27:31
Ottawa Senators – Vancouver Canucks 2:1 (2:0, 0:0, 0:1)
Goals: 16. Zub (Pinto, Amadio), 16. Spence (Batherson, Stützle) – 42.Elias Pettersson (Karlsson)
Goalkeepers: Meriläinen – Lankinen, strely na bránku: 40:20
Washington Capitals – Montreal Canadiens 3:2 pp (0:1, 0:1, 2:0 – 1:0)
Goals: 46. Frank (Roy, Sandin), 59. Frank (Sandin, Beauvillier), 65. McMichael (Strome, Sandin) – 9. Anderson, 28. Gallagher (Danault, Bolduc)
Goalkeepers: Thompson – Montembeault, shots on goal: 42:26
Columbus Blue Jackets – calgary Flames 5:3 (2:0, 0:2, 3:1)
Goals: 4. Fabbro (Werenski, Coyle), 14. Coyle (christiansen, Voronkov), 45. Werenski (Fantilli, Marchenko), 59.Jenner, 60. Coyle (Jenner, Werenski) – 32. Frost (Backlund, Šarangović), 40. Andersson (Šarangović, Zary), 51. Backlund (Frost, Zary)
Goalkeepers: Greaves – Wolf, shots on goal: 43:32
Boston Bruins – detroit Red Wings 3:0 (0:0, 1:0, 2:0)
Goals: 31. Zacha (Lohrei, Arvidsson), 44. Minten (McAvoy, Pastrňák), 57. kastelic (Jeannot, Zadorov)
Goalkeepers: Swayman – talbot, shots on goal: 41:24
St.louis Blues – Carolina Hurricanes 3:0 (0:0, 3:0, 0:0)
Goals: 24. Bjugstad (Stenberg, Faulk), 30.DVORSKÝ (Neighbors, Tucker), 33. Snuggerud (Kyrou, Schenn)
Goalkeepers: Hofer – Bussi, shots on goal: 31:33
Nashville Predators – Edmonton Oilers 4:3 pp (1:1, 2:2, 0:0 – 1:0)
Goals: 3. Stamkos (Bunting), 24. Haula (Wood, Wilsby), 34. Josi (Blankenburg), 64. Josi (Skjei, O’Reilly) – 18. Hyman (Draisaitl,McDavid),28. Draisaitl (Kapanen, Podkolzin), 34. Hyman (Draisaitl,McDavid)
Goalkeepers: Saros – Jarry,shots on goal: 27:31
Winnipeg Jets – New York Islanders 5:4 (1:0, 4:3, 0:1)
Goals: 5.Connor (Iafallo, Scheifele), 26. Morrissey (Perfetti, Lowry), 27. Toews (Vilardi, Connor), 33. demelo (Scheifele, Namestnikov), 40. Lowry (Pionk, Samberg) – 28. duclair (Lee, Pulock), 29. Heineman (penalty shooting), 31.MacLean (Cizikas), 60.Schaefer (Barzal, Heineman)
Goalkeepers: Hellebuyck – Sorokin, shots on goal: 22:27
Anaheim Ducks – Dallas Stars 3:1 (0:0, 1:0, 2:1)
Goals: 24. Kreider (Granlund,Gudas),53. Sennecke, 60. Trouba (LaCombe) – 58. Hintz (Duchene, Johnston)
Goalkeepers: Dostal – DeSmith, shots on goal: 25:25
Utah Mammoth – Toronto Maple Leafs 6:1 (1:0,3:0,2:1)
goals: 4. Carcone (Schmidt, Marino), 26. Guenther (McBain, Cole), 27. Guenther (McBain), 36. Peterka (But, Cole), 54. McBain (Guenther, Carcone), 57. But (Hayton, Peterka) – 44. Järnkrok (Ekman-Larsson)
Goalkeepers: Vejmelka – Hildeby, shots on goal: 40:20
