Zemgus Girgensons and the Tampa Bay Lightning played against the Anaheim Ducks for the final time in the season, celebrating a 4-3 victory. Darren Reddish scored the winning goal in the third minute of extra time, thus helping the team to extend the winning streak to five successes. “Lightning” has now climbed to second place in the Atlantic division.
Girgenson played 16 minutes (16:10) at the turn of the year and scored only five power plays.
Rodrigo Abol and his Philadelphia Flyers played the Calgary Flames away last night. The Latvian center forward had five points in the last five games, but was empty last night. Abolas was on the ice for 12 minutes (12:12), earned a negative efficiency coefficient of -1, shot at the opponent’s goal twice, and also blocked two opponent’s shots.
The Flyers outscored their opponents 1-5 in the entire game, allowing their opponents to get their third win in a row.
Columbus Blue Jackets with Elvi Merzlikin New Jersey “Devils” conceded to the bench and Jet Greaves in the goal – 2:3. Greaves had led the Blue Jackets to three straight wins in the previous three games, pitching just four innings in those games. Last night, he finished with 30 shots, but it was not enough for the victory.
NHL regular season, December 31 and January 1
| The game | The result |
|---|---|
| Capitals – Rangers | 6:3 |
| Golden Knights – Predators | 2:4 |
| Ducks – Lightning | 3:4 P |
| Sharks – Wild | 4:3 PM |
| Red Wings – Jets | 2:1 |
| Blue Jackets – Devils | 2:3 |
| Stars – Sabres | 1:4 |
| Avalanche – Blues | 6:1 |
| Flames – Flyers | 5:1 |
| Oilers – Bruins | 2:6 |