Zach made it 2-0 in the eleventh minute. The Czech striker received a pass between the circles, got in front of the goalkeeper and finished off a quick counterattack with a shot under the crossbar. But the main architects of Boston’s win were Casey Mittelstadt and Fraser Minten, who achieved the same balance of a goal and two assists.
Pastrňák collected three positive points in the game for his participation on the ice in scoring and conceding a goal, but did not score a goal or assist. Daniel Vladař started in the Philidelphia goal from the third period and missed six shots.
Dobeš picked up a win in all five starts in January. When announcing the stars, he was surpassed only by Nick Suzuki, after whose two goals Montreal bounced back from 1:1 to 3:1 in the first period. On the side of the losers, Martin Nečas came out empty-handed.
At 2-4, Carolina decided to play without a goalie and equalized in 32 seconds in the 59th minute. The match was decided at 59:30 by Jordan Staal. Andrej Svečnikov and Shayne Gostisbehere also contributed to the turnover, scoring twice in the game and adding an assist. Vejmelka covered 28 shots in the match.
| NHL: |
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| Boston – Philadelphia 6:3 |
| Buffalo – Los Angeles 4:1 |
| New Jersey – Nashville 3:2 in overtime. |
| NY Rangers – NY Islanders 1:2 |
| Pittsburgh – Chicago 6:2 |
| Carolina – Utah 5:4 |
| Montreal – Colorado 7:3 |
| Tampa Bay – Winnipeg 4:1 |
| Detroit – Washington 3:4 after sam. raids |
| St. Louis – Florida 5:4 |
| Minnesota – Calgary 4:1 |
| Edmonton – San Jose 4:3 in overtime. |