NHL | Columbus – Toronto 4: 5, Voracek and Kämpf assisted, Czech goalkeepers celebrate the winnings

Thanks to Kämpf, the Maple Leafs also won the first third of the fight with Columbus 3: 0. The Czech striker took part in the first goal, which Ilya Michejev scored after his throw and a barrier in front of the goalkeeper Elvis Merzlikins. Auston Matthews, the top scorer in the season, increased the lead by 40 goals in the season, but Columbus managed to return to the game in the second half and, after two and a half minutes of the third act, leveled thanks to Jack Roslovic.

“We really succeeded in the beginning, but then we let the opponents into play. I didn’t see any nervousness on the bench even after the equalizer, we remained confident and we were able to bounce again,” said Matthews.

Toronto’s two-goal lead was secured by Alexander Kerfoot and Michael Bunting. The Blue Jackets only reduced to 4: 5 in the last minute. In the final game without a goalkeeper, after the interplay of Voráček and Zach Werenský, the puck got to Patrik Lain, who overcame Mrázek for the fourth time.

The Ostrava native covered 31 shots and destroyed 14 of them in the third period, at the end of which the Blue Jackets pushed the visiting team into the defensive zone. “He caught better than the statistics show. At important moments at the end of the third period he pulled out some excellent interventions that significantly helped us to win,” praised the Czech goalkeeper Sheldon Keefe.

“Today I felt good in the goal, but I am much more pleased to win, which is very important for us. The attackers and defenders helped me a lot, they were able to deal with the screening players and I could only focus on catching,” praised Mrázek, who made a failed performance against Buffalo (1: 5).

The Frenchman entered Colorado’s third game in a row and helped the NHL leader 32 successes after 32 losses. Most goals fell in the third period and in the 49th minute Avalanche were already leading 5: 1. The Islanders approached a single goal half a minute before the end, but lost the sixth of the last nine matches.

“I really liked our performance until 5: 1, but in the end we completely dropped out of the game. It looked like the boys took their feet off the gas. The match ended in a much tighter difference than we would like,” said Avalanche coach Jared Bednar .

David Pastrňák, the most productive Czech in the NHL, did not score after eight games, in which he collected 12 points (7 + 5). In the home duel with Los Angeles, he was closest to extending his series in the 45th minute, when Taylor Hall hit the post after his throw.

The Bruins, who were leading 2: 1 from the end of the second period, lost a narrow lead 26 seconds before the end, when they scored Trevor Moore. Andreas Athanasiou decided the third victory in a row in the setting of the Kings, who passed the guest defense and passed Linus Ullmark.

For the first time this season, the Battle of Alberta was dominated by Calgary hockey players. At home, they defeated Edmonton 3: 1 and confirmed second place in the Western Conference table. Tyler Toffoli decided the win with two goals in the second half. After coming from Montreal, the 29-year-old Canadian striker scored ten points (7 + 3) in 10 matches.

Florida and Radek Gudas downgraded Buffalo 6: 1 and moved up to second place in the Eastern Conference by two points behind Carolina. Gudas scored two blocked two shots and three hits in 18 minutes.