NHL: Zdeno Chara has set a new competition record in the New York Islanders jersey – Sportnet.sk

NEW YORK. Zdeno Chára scored his first goal in the season 2021/22 on Thursday. He hit the New York Islanders for the first time since January 12, 2001, setting a new NHL record. waited less than eighteen years between March 31, 1991 and January 19, 2009. The Slovak defender overcame the goalkeeper in a near-determined state 68 seconds before the end of the Islanders ice game Pittsburgh Penguins. He reduced to 3: 5. The Trenčín native also became the fourth player in NHL history to score at the age of 45 or more, imitating Gordie Howe, Chris Chelios and Jaromír Jágr. ” I won’t be lying, scoring a goal in the NHL is always fine, but I hope that my next one will help us win the match, “Chara told overseas media.