Nečas scored after a one-game break and improved his season balance to 84 points (32+52). On the ice of Chicago, he scored two points already in the first period, in which he first sent Colorado to a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute and two minutes later set up a goal for Brock Nelson on the power play.
At the beginning of the third period, he assisted on Nazem Kadri‘s goal to make it 3:1 and scored at least three Canadian points in one game for the ninth time this season. The Avalanche added one more goal in the end and were happy with the victory after three losses. In addition, they became the first team in the league to surpass the 100-point mark.
In his 48th start in the current season, Dostal picked up his 28th win and confirmed that he is among the absolute elite in this respect in the NHL. On the ice, Mammoth conceded after two minutes of the game, but in the rest of the game he closed his goal and thanks to his performance, the Ducks jumped in the table of the Western Conference of Utah with a difference of two points.
Even goalkeeper Vítek Vaněček did not help the home team to win, as he eliminated 20 shooting attempts in the match and caught with a 90 percent success rate.
The first point of the season was scored by forward Tomáš Nosek, who assisted on Florida’s only goal in the duel on the Calgary ice. The Panthers lost 1-4 in Alberta, and the possibility of participating in the playoffs was again removed from them. Adam Klapka set up the Flames’ winning goal with his tenth assist of the year.
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| Washington – New Jersey 2:1 (1:0, 0:0, 1:1) | |||
| Goals: 10. R. Leonard, 59. Protas – 60. Bratt. Shots on goal: 28:31. Spectators: 18,347. Stars of the game: 1. Thompson, 2. R. Leonard (both Washington), 3. Allen (New Jersey). | |||
| Toronto – Carolina 3:4 in overtime. (1:0, 1:3, 1:0 – 0:1) | |||
| Goals: 12. Joshua, 34. Tavares, 54. Nylander – 26. Staal, 33. from a penalty shot Robinson, 38. K. Miller, 61. Nikišin. Shots on goal: 26:36. Spectators: 18,329. Stars of the match: 1. Nikishin, 2. K. Miller (both Carolina), 3. Tavares (Toronto). | |||
| Chicago – Colorado 1:4 (0:2, 1:0, 0:2) | |||
| Goals: 27. Kaiser – 14. NEČAS, 16. Nelson (NEČAS), 41. Kadri (NEČAS), 49. Ničuskin. Shots on goal: 20:49. Spectators: 20,539. Stars of the match: 1. NEČAS, 2. MacKinnon, 3. Nichuskin (all Colorado). | |||
| Calgary – Florida 4:1 (0:0, 2:0, 2:1) | |||
| Goals: 28. Farabee, 31. Olofsson (TAP), 57. Frost, 58. Coronato – 45. Greer (NOSEK). Shots on goal: 36:25. Spectators: 18,272. Stars of the game: 1. Wolf, 2. Frost, 3. Olofsson (all Calgary). | |||
| Utah – Anaheim 1:4 (1:1, 0:1, 0:2) | |||
| Goals: 2. Guenther – 14. Poehling, 30. Killorn, 59. C. Gauthier, 60. Granlund. Shots on goal: 30.24. VÍTEK VANĚČEK caught 59 minutes and 6 seconds for Utah, conceded two goals from 22 shots and had a success rate of 90.9 percent. LUKÁŠ DOSTÁL caught the entire game for Anaheim, conceding one goal from 30 shots and had a success rate of 96.7 percent. Spectators: 12,478. Stars of the match: 1. DOSTÁL, 2. Killorn (both Anaheim), 3. Guenther (Utah). |