TORONTO – Slovak hockey forward Dalibor Dvorský scored his third goal in the overseas NHL.
In the night game on the Toronto ice, he equalized in the 34th minute on a power play to make it 2:2, but his St. Louis ended up losing 2-3 after overtime. Šimon Nemec wasn’t happy about the win either, New Jersey lost to Tampa Bay 1:5.
Dvorský scored with a tap from the right circle after a cross pass from Robert Thomas. He played 13:56 minutes in the match and added two minus points, three shots on goal, two points and one blocked shot to his statistics. William Nylander decided the victory for the home team in the 65th minute. The Maple Leafs ended a streak of five losses, on the contrary, it was the third loss in a row for the Blues.
VIDEO Dalibor Dvorský’s goal in a power play
The German played 21:11 minutes in the Devils’ loss to the Lightning, scoring two points and blocking three shots. In the home jersey, his compatriot Erik Černák, whose condition is assessed on a daily basis, was missing in the lower part of the body. Tampa’s triumph was decided by Jake Guentzel’s hat trick.
Connor Bedard also scored his second hat trick in his career in the NHL, his Chicago beat Calgary 5:2 and stretched the series of points to six duels. The twenty-year-old center collected up to 22 points in the past 11 duels. Injured Slovaks Samuel Honzek and Martin Pospíšil did not start for the Flames. Another star youngster also shone with a hat trick. Macklin Celebrini scored all the goals in San Jose’s 3-2 overtime victory over Utah.
NHL results:
Detroit Red Wings – Seattle Kraken 4:2
Tampa Bay Lightning – New Jersey Devils 5:1
Toronto Maple Leafs – St. Louis Blues 3:2 pp
Dallas Stars – New York Islanders 2:3
Winnipeg Jets – Columbus Blue Jackets 5:2
Chicago Blackhawks – Calgary Flames 5:2
San Jose Sharks – Utah Mammoth 3:2 pp
Vegas Golden Knights – New York Rangers 3:2
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