Preparation: Tatar scored, Slafkovský, Mešár and Sýkora debuted + video – SlovakNHL.sk

The third day of the preparatory period also brought a Slovakian goal. There were five Slovaks in the event. Forward Tomáš Tatar, who started in the first attack with Hischier and Bratt, scored the equalizer to help New Jersey beat Montreal 2-1 in the warm-up. He spent 16 minutes and 21 seconds in action, while he also recorded four penalty minutes for illegally defending the goalkeeper and slashing, three shots and two points. Šimon Nemec did not play. Both promising forwards debuted in the Canadiens jersey. Filip Mešár again gave a slightly better performance than Juraj Slafkovský, but neither of them scored. The first-named played 13 minutes and 28 seconds with two shots and a point, the second without a second for 17 minutes with a shot, two points and a minor penalty for illegal interference with the goalkeeper. Slafkovský played with Dach and Pitlick, Mešár as the third center with Harvey-Pinard and Richard. Article continues below advertisement

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Goalkeepers: Ingram (10/12), Cooley (18/20) – Bobrovsky (10/12), Gazda (12/13); Goals: 25. Parssinen (Tomasino, Stastney), 32. McKeown (Parssinen), 55. Johansen (Niederreiter, Gravel) – 20. Luostarinen (Barkov, Kinnunen), 24. Schwindt (Ekblad, Giles), 43. Lomberg (Kinnunen ), 65. Barkov (Verhaeghe, Ekblad) Montreal – New Jersey 1:2 (1:0, 0:1, 0:1)
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Goalkeepers: Šestorkin (14/14), Garand (9/10) – Varlamov (16/20), Škárek (15/15); Goals: 11. Vesey (Chytil, Othmann), 16. Kreider (Trouba), 20. Miller (Othmann, Zibanejad), 32. Jones (Kakko, Scheider) – 37. Salo (Johnston, Andreoff) Nashville – Florida 4:0 (1:0, 0:0, 3:0)
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01:00 Buffalo – Philadelphia
01:00 Carolina – Tampa Bay
01:00 New Jersey – NY Islanders
01:00 Pittsburgh – Detroit
02:00 Arizona – Dallas
02:00 Winnipeg – Ottawa
02:30 Chicago – St. Louis
03:00 Colorado – Minnesota
04:00 Seattle – Calgary
04:30 San Jose – Anaheim