The meeting of the two metropolitan clubs Ottawa and Washington (5: 7) became the main event of the last NHL playing day. The teams for two scored 12 goals, the Senators were able to close the gap of three goals during the second period, and Drake Butterson and TJ Oshi scored a hat-trick.
Alexander Ovechkin, continuing the pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's record, extended his streak to 6 matches. Today, the Washington captain scored a brace with his 736th and 737th goals, 4 goals closer to Brett Hull in fourth place.
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In the first case, Ovechkin was especially helped by Nikita Zaitsev, who lost the puck on someone else's blue line and allowed the Washington forward to run away “one to zero”. In total, Zaitsev spent 18.5 minutes on the ice, finishing the game with a usefulness index of “-3”. His teammate Artem Zub, who continues to play in the first pair with Tomas Shabo, scored the 3rd point in the last 4 matches at +2 in almost 28 minutes of playing time.
Defender “Washington” Dmitry Orlov in the first period was marked by an assist to partner Nick Jensen. Forward Yevgeny Kuznetsov was left without points for the second time during the season, and goalkeeper Ilya Samsonov reflected 32 shots at his goal.
NHL. Regular season
Ottawa Senators (Ottawa) – Washington Capitals (Washington) – 5: 7 (1: 4, 3: 2, 1: 1)
Goals: Butterson, 2:26, 31:16, 46:32. Norris, 25:57. Terni, 29:37 (big). – Oshi, 6:26, 11:10, 39:52. Jensen, 1:37 pm. Carlson, 15:43. Ovechkin, 36:27, 50:46.
St. Louis took a 3-0 win over Los Angeles for the first time in franchise history to start the season with five straight wins.
The main hero of the meeting was the Blues star striker Vladimir Tarasenko. The Russian, who continues to gain shape, scored a double today, having twice realized solo passes to the goal of Jonathan Quick. The first goal turned out to be especially beautiful, during which Tarasenko effectively beat defender Mikey Anderson.
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Tarasenko's link partner, Ivan Barbashev, scored an assist in the episode with the striker's second goal. In total, Barbashev spent 15 and a half minutes on the ice, having noted three power techniques and a usefulness indicator of “+2”. Pavel Buchnevich, who returned after a two-match suspension, and Klim Kostin did not score points.
The Los Angeles striker Vladimir Tkachev did not score in the third match in a row, scoring only two penalty minutes in 14.5 minutes.
NHL. Regular season
St. Louis Blues (St. Louis) – Los Angeles Kings (Los Angeles) – 3: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 3: 0)
Goals: Tarasenko, 43:08, 55:31. Perron, 58:45.
On home ice, Carolina confidently beat Toronto (4: 1), having won their fifth victory in a row from the start of the season.
It all started off pretty well for Maple Leafs. On the 4th minute of the match, the long-awaited first goal of the season was scored by the team's main star Auston Matthews. For the American striker, this goal was the 200th in his career.
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Further on the ice was dominated exclusively by Karolina players, including Andrey Svechnikov. The Russian striker helped Sebastian Aho equalize in the middle of the second period, hitting an empty net a minute before the end of regular time. Svechnikov continues to gain effective points in all games of the season – he already has 9 (5 + 4) points.
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NHL. Regular season
Carolina Hurricanes (Raleigh) – Toronto Maple Leafs (Toronto) – 4: 1 (0: 1, 2: 0, 2: 0)
Goals: Aho, 27:02. Lorenz, 29:25. Niederreiter, 46:49. Svechnikov, 59:00. – Matthews, 3:25.
Like Carolina and St. Louis, Florida remain unbeaten from the start of the season. Joel Kenneville's side beat Arizona 5-3 today, thanks in part to Canadian veteran Joe Thornton's first goal with the Panthers. The Canadian at 42 years and 115 days has scored the second oldest goal in Florida history after Jaromir Jagr (45 years and 45 days).
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Since Sergei Bobrovsky played on the bench, the only Russian in the game was Arizona's Ilya Lyubushkin. In 17.5 minutes, he became the best defender of his team in power holds (3) and blocked shots (4). He also scored his second point of the season with Phil Kessel's goal and was the only one at Arizona to earn a +2 utility.
NHL. Regular season
Florida Panthers (Sunrise) – Arizona Coyotes (Glendale) – 5: 3 (1: 1, 2: 0, 2: 2)
Goals: Thornton, 19:41 (big). Vatrano, 26:00. Ekblad, 30:19 (large). Huberdeau, 46:54. Duclair, 59:21. – Keller, 5:43 pm. O'Brien, 51:57. Kessel, 52:31.
Reigning Stanley Cup winner Tampa Bay remains in a tough spot at the start of the season. The Lightning lost 1-5 away today to Buffalo, who sensationally scored 9 points out of 12 in the first six games of the championship.
Andrei Vasilevsky for the first time this season remained in the reserve, giving way to the goal of veteran Brian Elliott who made his debut for Tampa. The Canadian saved 20 of 23 shots at his own goal, having made a mistake in the moment with the first goal of Viktor Olofsson. The debut goals for Buffalo were scored by striker Vinnie Hinostroza and defender Robert Hagg.
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Tampa defender Mikhail Sergachev played a little over 19 minutes, making three shots on target, making one block shot and earning -1 after a gross positional error in the episode with Drake Kajula's goal.
NHL. Regular season
Buffalo Sabers (Buffalo) – Tampa Bay Lightning (Tampa) – 5: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 3: 0)
Goals: Olofsson, 1:41, 57:30. Kajula, 39:22. Hinostroza, 44:25. Hegg, 54:25. – Killorn, 18:26.
The Rangers, which were supposed to be the breakout team this season, suffered an unexpected away defeat to Calgary (1-5). New York goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin, who returned to the squad after a day of rest, tried to keep his team in the game as long as possible, but his 32 reflected shots did not save the team from a lot of mistakes.
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Rangers' main star striker Artemy Panarin is still far from optimal shape. In the second game of the last three, the Russian did not score points. Also, Panarin this season has not yet scored a single goal in regulation time – the only goal (1 + 3) was scored by him in overtime of the match with Toronto (2: 1) on 18 October.
Defender “Calgary” Nikita Zadorov in the third match in a row remained in reserve.
NHL. Regular season
New York Rangers (New York) – Calgary Flames (Calgary) – 1: 5 (0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 3)
Goals: Hunt, 45:25. – Tanev, 18:50. Manjipane, 22:09, 59:55 (big). Coleman, 48:13. Backlund, 51:32.
Columbus, under the leadership of new head coach Brad Larsen, continues to delight. On their ice, the Blue Jackets won their fourth win of the season, beating Dallas (4-1).
The most memorable Russian was Stars striker Denis Guryanov. At the end of the second period, he stood up for veteran Joe Pavelski, who was attacked hard on the side by 18-year-old Columbus rookie Cole Sillinger. A full-fledged fight did not happen, and the Russian and the Canadian got off with small fines for rudeness.
Forward Alexander Radulov scored one shot on target, one power hold and a block shot in 16 minutes, while goalkeeper Anton Khudobin remained in reserve.
Columbus forward Yegor Chinakhov, 20, played his fourth game in the NHL, but again failed to score points with only two shots at Holtby's goal. Defender Vladislav Gavrikov finished the match with a +2 rating with almost 23 minutes of playing time.
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NHL. Regular season
Columbus Blue Jackets (Columbus) – Dallas Stars (Dallas) – 4: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1)
Goals: Bjorkstrand, 5:53. Hofmann, 30:39. Verensky, 45:14. Texier, 58:11. – Seguin, 57:41.