Janis Moser’s Tampa Bay Lights dominated Nino Niederreiter’s Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on the night of Thursday to Friday, in an NHL “Swiss derby”. Tampa Bay already led 3-0 in the 25th minute of play. Moser and Niederreiter, who both exceeded 15 minutes of ice time, did not stand out on the accounting level.
The New Jersey Devils did not tremble to win 6-2 on the ice of the Florida Panthers. Nico Hischier delivered three assists, notably on Mercer’s 3-2 and Noesen’s 4-2 which allowed his colors to take the lead during the middle period. His teammates Timo Meier and Jonas Siegenthaler spent 14 and 22 minutes on the playing field.
The Nashville Predators lost after overtime (3-2) to the Edmonton Oilers. Author of an assist on the opener, Swiss defender Roman Josi was entitled to nearly 25 minutes of ice time. He was not involved in his team’s two successes. This meeting was marked by Connor McDavid’s 1000th NHL point. The Canadian reached this mark by equalizing in the 23rd minute, for his 659th match at this level. He then assisted Darnell Nurse on the decisive success. McDavid is the fourth NHL player to reach this mark so quickly.
Difficult evening for the Vancouver Cannucks of Pius Suter (16 minutes of play). Against the New York Islanders, the Canadiens were dominated 5-2. Philipp Kurashev also suffered defeat with Chicago against Seattle (3-1). He was lined up for just over 16 minutes.
