Columbus Blue Jackets – Washington Capitals – 2:6
“Washington” took great shape and came to Columbus for another record. Against the bottom of the standings Blue Jackets, Peter Laviolette’s team could repeat the club record for back-to-back away wins. Previously, the Capitals won seven times in a row in 1984, and already in 2011 under Ovechkin.
However, the beginning of the game was very difficult for the guests. Columbus got off to a strong start with a five-caps clean shot at Johnny Gaudreau under pressure from Emil Bemström in the opponent’s zone, and the Bluecoats top star, who signed a long-term contract with the team in the summer, finished him off. A goalless streak of nine games by hitting Darcy Kumper.
The hosts’ marginal lead lasted until the first breakout, when it was announced that the Blue Jackets’ Goudreau and Washington’s Alexander Ovechkin were selected to the Capital Division team for the All-Star Weekend.
The second episode of Caps started off great and as a result, these 20 minutes turned into a nightmare for the Jackets. They were defeated by a score of 16-8, but what mattered was that Elvis Merzlikin had to remove the puck from his own net four times, with only one red light behind Kümper.
TJ Oshi stabilized in the second minute, putting Nicolas Obe-Kubel Capitals ahead mid-period. This puck has taken first place in the last 26 meetings for the forward, most recently speaking as part of Colorado in April.
Moreover, Obe-Kubel was not supposed to be included in this match, but he took the place of Nick Dowd, who went to his wife who was about to give birth to his second child.
Gavin Bayreuther then took his first shot in the current championship and his second shot in three years in Columbus form, but at the end of the second three, defender Martin Fehervara and forward Garnet Hathaway put Washington back in the lead and formed a backup for him. . In the first case, the Russian defender Alexander Alekseev served as one of the assistants of the Belarusian striker Alexei Protas in the second case.
If the hosts had hoped to somehow return to the game in the third period, they failed. Moreover, two violations of the rules (the second due to defender Vladislav Gavrikov) cost the “uniforms” two more missed goals. First, Evgeny Kuznetsov brought Dylan Strome to the pitch, and Oshi played on the rebound and threw a corset.
Well, then Alexander Ovechkin irresistibly fired from the same Kuznetsov and passes from the office in the left circle of Strome’s throw-in! For Ovi, it was his 29th puck of the season, scoring in the fourth consecutive game and third in the top scorers race after four shots from Connor McDavid.
And Alexander the Great is just one goal away from repeating Mike Gartner’s record with 17 seasons in which he scored at least 30 goals!
Kuznetsov extended his streak to seven games, and another Capitals defender Dmitry Orlov scored a point and was included in his team’s first goal.
In the last nine games, Lavioletta’s wards have consistently scored with a 7-0-2 run.
New Jersey Devils 3-5 St. Louis Blues
Louis is in great shape. Even the loss of team captain Ryan O’Reilly, who broke his leg in the Toronto win (6:5 B) and his assistant Vladimir Tarasenko, who injured his arm in the same match, did not stop the Blues.
Without their leader and assistants, they have already won the second match in a row, with a perfect 7-2-2 result in the last 11 matches. New Jersey also got off to a great start to the season, losing at home for their eighth consecutive game.
Despite all the Devils’ troubles, goalkeeper Mackenzie Blackwood, who had to leave at the start of this fight, was injured during the morning’s take-off. Akira Schmid, who was hastily summoned from the farm club instead, made the start but did not save.
In this match, the leaders of the Blues Robert Thomas (2+1) and Pavel Buchnevich, who made three assists, showed themselves clearly. The Russian striker is generally in good shape after his injury. Missing four games in a row, Buchnevich scored 12 (3+9) points in the next ten games.
He extended the batting streak and another striker “Blues” Jordan Kairu, who scored in the reporting match. He now has 16 (9+7) points in his last nine games.
Also, Ivan Barbashev was registered among the heroes of the match. Another Russian striker of the “Musicians” scored his own goal by restoring the balance at the end of the second period (2:2) and at the beginning of the third period Brandon Saad’s St. He helped put Louis ahead.
Team leader Jack Hughes, as part of “New Jersey”, scored a double, increasing his personal sniper score to 24 hits. During the match, he was named All-Star from the Capital Division.
The Blues selected non-playing Vladimir Tarasenko to the Central League team.
Vancouver Canucks 4-2 Colorado Avalanche
Russian goalkeeper Alexander Georgiev’s 39 saves failed to save Colorado in their away game against Vancouver. The reigning champion is in blatant crisis with seven major players in the infirmary and five consecutive losses.
The Canucks came into the game with a series of three back-to-back fiascos ahead of their toughest five-game run, including against East Coast teams.
Bruce Boudreau’s wards played commercially overall tonight but missed the end of the first period by playing in the minority from Mikko Rantanen, allowing their defender Sam Girard to double the advantage at the start of the second half. long range shooting in traffic.
But Avalanche couldn’t get any further, and the killer whales gave it a brilliant two-and-a-half minute yawn when they turned everything upside down.
The comeback began with a cold goal from an offended hand under Andrey Kuzmenko in the majority, and compatriot Ilya Mikheev assisted him. Two minutes later, Andrey scored a double goal after a stylish pass and transfer from Elias Pettersson, who was selected for the All-Star Game.
And right there, the Killer Whales provoked Devon Toews to a home defeat, and Brock Baser added the puck to the net after captain Bo Horvath’s shot. Thereupon, Georgiev got on his nerves and smashed the stick into the crossbar with all his urine. True, the Russian means of labor survived.
In the third period Colorado wasn’t energetic enough to come back and as a result Pettersson sent JT Miller into the empty nets and set the final score.
Montreal Canadiens 1-4 New York Rangers
A very calm victory for the team, third in a row, was won by Rangers. In the away match against Montreal, everything was determined in the second period after the first goalless match.
First, as Vitaly Kravtsov was serving the team penalty for breaking points, Chris Kreider shorted the Canadiens, and then Brayden Schneider and Philip Khitil took another hit with the defender assisted by Kravtsov and Artemy Panarin.
In the third period, Yoel Armiya scored a goal, beating Yaroslav Galak for the only time in the match, but Hitil, who scored a double in the majority, brought the advantage back with three goals and also determined the final score. .
This was Montreal’s seventh consecutive defeat, and the only good news was that captain Nick Suzuki was selected as an All-Star Weekend member. Igor Shesterkin from the “Rangers” goalkeeper will go there.
Other matches
Philadelphia Flyers 6-2 Arizona Jackals
Carolina Hurricanes 3-5 Nashville Predators
Toronto Maple Leafs – Seattle Craken – 1:5
Edmonton Oilers 4-2 New York Islanders
Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 Pittsburgh Penguins
Los Angeles Kings 2-5 Boston Bruins
Source: Gazeta
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