Slovak hockey player Juraj Slafkovský contributed a goal to Montreal’s 5:4 overtime victory over the New York Rangers in the overseas NHL on Monday night. He spent on the ice 18:25 min and sent two shots at the guests’ goal. Tomáš Tatar netted his fourth goal of the season, but his New Jersey lost to Ottawa 1:2. The 34-year-old forward scored in the second match in a row, after 43 duels he has 11 points (4+7).
Slafkovský equalized at 4:4 in the 53rd minute and sent the match to overtime. Cole Caufield’s shot was deflected by Jonathan Quick only onto the stick of the Slovak winger, who scored his sixth accurate hit of the season. Patrik Laine decided to earn two points for the Canadiens in the 64th minute. Montreal is in ninth place in the Eastern Conference table, Columbus loses a point to eighth,
Tatar equalized against Ottawa at 1:1. In the 35th minute, he pulled an offensive action on the left side, passed to Curtis Lazar, who returned the puck to him in front of the goal, and the Slovak winger beat Anton Forsberg twice from close range. It was his first goal since November 24, when he scored against Washington. However, the Senators were able to win the victory for their side, it was decided by defender Artőm Zub in the 43rd minute.
Tatar started in the fourth attack of the “devils”, played 11:02 minutes and sent two shots on goal. Ottawa confirmed their rising form, achieved their fifth victory out of six duels, while the Devils, on the other hand, lost their fourth game in a row.
