NHL | Detroit – Toronto 4: 7, Hertl scored in the NHL, Kämpf scored two goals

Striker Tomáš Hertl contributed to the San Jose hockey players with the 22nd goal in the NHL season to gain a point for a 4: 5 loss in overtime on the Florida ice. Toronto also won thanks to two passes by David Kämpf 7: 4 in Detroit. The victory of the Canadian team was caught by Petr Mrázek, who covered 31 shots. Karel Vejmelka performed 32 interventions, but did not avert the defeat of Arizona 1: 3 with Buffalo.

Hertl opened the score in the seventh minute. The Czech forward caught the pass at the left guard, exchanged the puck with Rudolfs Balcers and grinded in front of Sergei Bobrovsky, whom he overcame with a shot between the concrete. San Jose then led 2: 0, 3: 1 and 4: 2 thanks to two goals by Jonathan Dahlen. However, the Panthers equalized in the 47th and 49th minutes and equalized for Samuel Bennett.

“They only lost three times at home (out of 26 matches), in addition we played with several AHL players who fit in well and helped the team. We fought and it’s a good point,” said San Jose captain Logan Couture.

Detroit led 4: 2 in the 50th minute, with Mrázek beating striker Dylan Larkin twice. “I tried to stay positive after the second period. I needed the team to support the interventions,” said Mrázek, who worked in Detroit from 2012 to 2018.

Toronto’s goal whirlwind was started by Michael Bunting, who equalized with two goals and completed the second hat-trick in his career. Kämpf assisted him in the first shot from the 33rd minute. Rasmus Sandin broke the draw in 57:09 and the remaining goals were scored by the home team without goalkeeper Mitchell Marner and John Tavares, who were passed by Kämpf.

Vejmelka scored six goals in the previous two starts and scored all goals against Buffalo in the opening 28 minutes. Kyle Okposo first beat him in a power play with a swing from the right circle, and then Peyton Krebs and Alex Tuch scored from quick counterattacks. Arizona’s honorable achievement was scored by Shayne Gostisbehere in the 52nd minute.

They took a deep breath in Philadelphia, which defeated Los Angeles 4: 3 in overtime and won for the first time in the new calendar year. The longest series of losses in club history thus stopped at number thirteen. The Flyers were close to winning in regular time, as Cam Atkinson increased the second shot in the match in the 50th minute to 3: 1. However, Viktor Arvidsson reduced the goal with the second goal in the match and Anže Kopitar equalized in 59:22. The extension was decided by Scott Laughton.

Evander Kane scored in his premiere for Edmonton and with the opening goal of the match he directed the team to a smooth 7: 2 win in Montreal. The 30-year-old striker, who was terminated by San Jose for violating coronavirus proliferation measures, took the elite line alongside Connor McDavid.

“It’s nice that I got into the new team right away. I wanted to get out, show what I can do, and it’s great that, like some others, I didn’t have to wait long for the first goal. I was glad that I kicked my teammates with a goal and that we took control of the match with more hits, “said Kane. All four Edmonton lines scored, with Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman scoring twice.

Martin Nečas did not score for the third time in a row, but even without his contribution Carolina defeated New Jersey 2: 1. Pavel Zacha came out empty-handed on the losing side for the fourth time in a row. Tampa Bay with Ondřej Palát and Jan Rutta in the lineup lost at home Vegas 2: 3 after the raids. It wasn’t until the seventh series that Mark Stone decided. The Czech players did not prevail in the match.

Daniel Vladař covered the back of Jacob Markström, who defeated fifteen Vancouver shots and led Calgary to win 1-0 in overtime. The only goal of the match was scored by Johnny Gaudreau.