Chara leveled out legends and imitated others. The goal could have come earlier, he claims – SlovakNHL.sk

Slovak defender Zdeno Chara will not experience the second season in the NHL, the first since the debut, without a goal. On Thursday, in his 64th match of the season, he hit the black line, which pleased him despite the negative result. “I will not lie to you, it is always nice to score a goal in the National Hockey League. I’ve had too many chances this season, which ended up on a crossbar or stick. It finally fell there, “said Chara after the match. It was Chara’s first goal since May 11, 2021 and the first in the Islanders jersey since January 12, 2001. However, he came in a 3: 6 loss to Pittaburgh and fell in the penultimate minute at the decision. Therefore, even the joy was not so great. “It’s a pity I didn’t shoot him before. It could have been better timed. Let’s hope that others will help us to win, “remarked Chara. The article continues under the ad

For the native of Trenčín, it was the 208th goal in his career and it is possible that the last one. “I’m glad one shot. He will go through this season with another goal and thus improve his career as a member of the Siena fame. Everyone was really happy with it, “said coach Barry Trotz. Chara became the fourth player in NHL history to score after his 45th birthday. He imitated Gordie Howe, Jaromír Jágr and the only other defender Chris Chelios. At the same time, however, he equaled Larry Robinson’s record of the 22nd place in the defenders ‘overall standings in the number of goals and Kevin Hatcher’s 29th place in the defenders’ historic scoring. After 1672 matches, he has 677 points in his account. Chara had a 7762-day gap between the two Islanders goals, breaking Brendan Shanahan’s previous record of scoring in New Jersey on March 31, 1991 and returning to the team on January 19, 2009.

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