Pardubice won the regular season. Despite Jágr’s goal, Kladno is at the bottom again. The streak ended for Sparta

In addition to a convincing performance in the west of Bohemia, after which Roman Will scored his fifth clean sheet of the season, the Pardubice team also helped to ensure victory in the regular season by defeating their closest rivals. Sparta lost 1:2 in Liberec, when the White Tigers scored the winning goal in the 59th minute.

The home team won for the fifth time in a row, and after the match Liberec moved up to the fifth place in the table. Prague, on the other hand, failed for the first time after a streak of five wins. And they came out empty-handed after 13 games for the first time since January 6, when they also lost to Liberec.

Vítkovice was not enough at home against České Budějovice, who won 4:1 in Ostrava. After seven games, the South Bohemians won in normal time and thus escaped from last place. “It’s important for us now to score points in every match. If we lose, at least with a point. We also went to Vítkovice with that and we’re happy that we managed to get three points, which we really need,” goalkeeper Jan Budějovic said after the match Stirrup. “Losing has killed us. We’re playing more as a team, I hope we can continue to do that.”

Kladno is in last place again, having lost at home to Olomouc 4:5 in overtime. Jaromír Jágr scored in the match, which was his first goal after his 51st birthday. However, the referees recognized it only after reviewing the video and it was Jágro’s jubilee 1100th hit in elite competitions.

Although the Knights were losing 1:3 after two periods, in the final twenty minutes they were able to turn the tide against the decimated juice, but Olomouc still equalized. And then she decided to extend it.

Litvínov then turned around the home duel with Třinec, in which he lost 0:2, but in the end he won two points for the victory in extra time. He succeeded in the setup for the second time in a row, the Steelers lost for the fourth time in a row and are falling lower in the table.

“In the last three matches with Třinec, it’s always been about a draw. In the situation we’re in, we value the extra points extremely. Especially with such an opponent. Unfortunately, the entry into the match was clearly directed by the guests, they played very simply, purposefully, I would say playoff hockey. And we were absolutely unable to react. We thought we were doing it with our improved performance,” said Litvín’s coach Karel Mlejnek.

Kladno, České Budějovice and Litvínov are now separated by only two points in the table, which is why a nerve-wracking finish is expected.

Mountfield from Hradec Klinik continues to stay in the top four, which means certain participation in the quarterfinals. The latter won for the ninth time in a row, defeating Pilsen 2:1. And it is a new club record for Hradec. The opponent, on the other hand, lost for the fifth time in a row.

Brno hesitated at home and did not please the legendary striker František Maslaná, who celebrates his ninetieth birthday on Sunday. The eleven-time national champion also had the honor of throwing the opening balls. However, his followers did not succeed against Mladá Boleslav, who, after winning 4:1, got closer to their opponents in the table. Kometa is tenth, Boleslav, which took four points back after a series of six defeats, is eleventh.