Slafkovský received a nice gesture at the Bell Centre. Tatar encouraged him and made him sad – True

Juraj Slafkovský and Filip Mešár played in Montreal’s first warm-up game before the new NHL season. Pravda, TASR 27.09.2022 05:35, updated: 06:08 In the battle of Slovak hockey players, they met with New Jersey and Tomáš Tatar. Šimon Nemec was missing from the Devils jersey, he should play in the next meeting against the New York Islanders. His team won 2:1, Tatar equalized. Slafkovský and Mešár did not score, although both had a chance to send the match to extra time in the final game without a goalkeeper. Slafkovský started in the second attack, but in the home arena of the Canadiens Bell Centre, the coach symbolically sent the draft unit to the ice during the opening face-off of the duel in front of 19,308 spectators. Tatar was also there for the Devils. VIDEO: Before the match, Juraj Slafkovsky was encouraged by compatriot Tomáš Tatar Slafkovsky with quite the effort to create something coming out of the box here. pic.twitter.com/W4LeYRHqpF — Matt Drake (@DrakeMT) September 27, 2022 Great Slafkovsky play here. Gets the puck in the corner, immediately on his high horse against pressure, good pass to get the zone exit. pic.twitter.com/yCLmReGslu — Matt Drake (@DrakeMT) September 27, 2022 Slafkovsky: Hey tons! #Habs #Slovakia pic.twitter.com/pA6JfJeYEG — Mªtt Hockəy (@WeshhMorrayy) September 27, 2022 The native of Košice played 16:59 minutes, scored one shot, two points and two penalty minutes for illegally attacking goalkeeper Daws. Mešár spent 13:28 minutes on the ice, recorded one hit and two shots. Tatar threatened the opponent’s goalkeeper three times, in addition to scoring two points and four penalty minutes. Played 16:21 min. Draft unit: It was great Tatar erased his team’s deficit in the power play in the 37th minute when Jesper Bratt passed to him from behind the goal and the Slovak winger promptly equalized to make it 1:1. He thus made amends for his suspension for illegal defending in the first period, which was punished by a goal by Cole Caufield and sent Montreal into the lead. Graeme Clarke scored the winning goal for the “devils” less than six minutes before the end of the third period. At the end, the home team still had the possibility of a power play, and with the recalled goalkeeper in the game of six against four, Slafkovský got a good chance under pressure and shortly after Mešár, but both were caught by goalkeeper Nico Daws. “It’s been great and I’m sure it’s only going to get better and better as the season starts,” Slafkovski told nhl.com after his preseason debut with Montreal. Read also Dominoval in the national team and will be here as well. The NHL warns against Slafkovský “Slafkovský is physically fit and will bring good energy to the team. He had good moments offensively, he must continue and adapt to the new environment as best as possible,” said coach Martin St. Louis to the address of the 18-year-old. “There aren’t too many Slovak players in the league, so it’s a nice feeling to be able to play against them,” said Slafkovský. Mešár, who was also chosen by the Canadiens in the 1st round of the draft, appeared in the third formation. Tatar got a chance in New Jersey’s elite offense. Montreal awaits the next derby against Toronto on the night from Wednesday to Thursday. The New York Rangers in the line-up with forward Adam Sýkor (12:39 min, 2 shots, 4 penalty minutes) beat the Islanders 4:1 in the city derby. Marián Studenič played 12:55 minutes without scoring and with two shots in Dallas’ home loss to St. Louis 0:4. NHL – preliminaries: Montreal – New Jersey 1:2 /TATAR for guests 1+0/, NY Rangers – NY Islanders 4:1, Dallas – St. Louis 0:4, Nashville – Florida 4:0