Quiet evening in the NHL last night, when only five games were shown.
There was, however, no shortage of action.
Here are the results and highlights:
1. A fourth goal in four games for John Tavares
I don’t know if being demoted to assistant captain helped John Tavares, but in 2024-25 he’s playing very good hockey.
In 17 games, he has 16 points and is clearly one of the Leafs’ best players.
Yesterday, he scored his fourth goal in four games and thus gave his team victory in overtime.
Not only is he capable of scoring, but he also feeds his teammates very well.
Look at this:
Late in the game, with Toronto trailing by one, Mitch Marner scored to force overtime.
And this fourth period finally smiled on the Torontonians thanks to the goal of their former captain.
2. Utah slows down Carolina
The Hurricanes have been playing some very good hockey lately, but unfortunately, they came up against a dominant Utah team.
Carolina lost by a score of 4-1, no thanks to three goals in 2:19.
At the end of the match, tempers heated up.
And the frustration on the part of the visitors began to be felt.
Karel Vejmelka is the big hero of this match.
The guy stopped 49 of the 50 shots he faced.
3. Hat trick for Mikko Rantanen
Au Colorado, Mikko Rantanen and volé le show.
However, in the first period, Adrian Kempe scored both goals for the Kings.
Rantanen scored one more and completed his hat trick in an empty net.
He is the first player this season to collect two three-goal games.
Well posted in the slot, it was he who scored the winning goal.
Final score: 4-2 Avs.
4. 20 assists for Jack Eichel, already
In the last game of the evening, the Golden Knights visited the Anaheim Ducks.
Vegas ultimately won the game by a score of 3-2.
And in the victory, Jack Eichel collected another assist, his 20th of the season.
He is the second player to achieve such a feat this season. The first was Nathan MacKinnon. Eichel, who is third in the NHL in scoring, is still eight points behind MacKinnon and first place.
Shea Theodore (Knights) and Brett Leason (Ducks), with two assists, were the only skaters in the game with two points.
5. Bryan Rust ridicules the Wings
In the Penguins-Red Wings match, the match ended in overtime in favor of the visitors.
However, that didn’t stop Bryan Rust from getting a little spoiled. He went all out to outsmart everyone.
A very nice play that allowed the Pens to get back into the match.
A little later, they tied the game to force an overtime, but it was the Wings who won.
Simon Edvinsson scored the winning goal.
Detroit therefore regains a record of .500 and is only one point away from the playoffs.
Two points for Patrick Kane in the victory.
Prolongation
– Super Reaves.
– It’s on fire.
– A 1000th match for OEL.
– The best scorers from the day before.
– Great evening of hockey ahead.
